"Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity."

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Source : "The danger of a single story". TED Talks, www.ted.com. July 2009.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

#People Quotes #Broken Quotes #Empowering Quotes

“I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money,”
“We can't fear change...we must embrace it. Sometimes you have to walk on water.”

Source : FaceBook post by Tim Storey from Jul 19, 2016
“It is not so important to have all the answers as to be hungry for them.”

Source : Carol Ann Tomlinson (2014). “Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners, 2nd Edition”, p.48, ASCD
“I want to confess as best I can, but my heart is void. The void is a mirror. I see my face and feel loathing and horror. My indifference to man has shut me out. I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams.”

Source : "Fictional character: Antonius Block". "The Seventh Seal", 1957.
“It's not about going around trying to stir up trouble. As long as you're honest and you articulate what you believe to be true, somebody somewhere will become your enemy whether you like it or not.”
“It is vain to trust in wrong; it is like erecting a building upon a frail foundation, and which will directly be sure to topple over.”
“Yellenâ€™s comments suggest, and I agree, that we are in an asset bubble.”
“Throughout American history our presidents have invoked our nation's founding fathers. This is particularly true of recent presidents.”

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