"What was so painful about Amyâ€™s death is that I know that there is something I could have done. I could have passed on to her the solution that was freely given to me. Donâ€™t pick up a drink or drug, one day at a time. It sounds so simple; it actually is simple but it isnâ€™t easy; it requires incredible support and fastidious structuring."

-- Russell Brand

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“The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science of man and the social system. It ought necessarily to precede every other inquiry into social physics, since it is, as it were, the basis. The average man, indeed, is in a nation what the centre of gravity is in a body; it is by having that central point in view that we arrive at the apprehension of all the phenomena of equilibrium and motion.”
“Expect to succeed even before you start. All winners, no matter what their game, start with the expectations that they are going to succeed. Winners say, "I want to do this and I CAN do this", not "I would like to do this, but I don't think I can."”
“If you aren't willing to face your demons-if you can't find the courage to take on your fear and hurt and anger-you might as well wrap them up with a bow and give them to your children. Because they will be carrying the same thing...unless you are willing to do the work”

Source : R.A. Dickey (2012). “Wherever I Wind Up: My Quest for Truth, Authenticity, and the Perfect Knuckleball”, p.129, Penguin
“A noble heart is a window to find an open mind.”
“There's no use in comparing one's feelings between one day and the next; you must allow a reasonable interval, for the direction of change to show itself.”
“Harry is my elder brother. He is the wiser one who leads Percept, he shows us the path. My job is to run it, create the relationships, and run the business as profitably as I can. Harry acquires, merges, expands he is responsible for Percept's growth.”
“Before I take my last breath, before my last flower withers, I wish to live, I wish to make love, I wish to be in this world close to those who need me, those who I need, in order to learn, comprehend and rediscover that I can be and I want to be better at every moment.”
“In Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool there are white gangs that share the same backgrounds - they come from broken homes, completely dysfunctional, mums for the most part unable to cope, the fathers of these kids completely not in the scene.”

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