"My mother always wanted to be in show business, but her parents discouraged her. So when I started performing for the mirror she enrolled me in dancing, singing and piano lessons."

-- Irene Cara

#Mother Quotes #Piano Quotes #Mirrors Quotes

“Joy cannot be pursued. It comes from within. It is a state of being. It does not depend on circumstances, but triumphs over circumstances. It produces a gentleness of spirit and a magnetic personality.”
“I find that people find a way out of misery through humor and it's humor that's often unacceptable to people who are not in quite such a state of misery.”
“The unexpressed aim of every politician is to influence events that history books will record his name - and spell it right.”

Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart
“We dream our dreams, and sometimes they take us to places we never anticipate. But they are our dreams, and we go where they lead.”

Source : Tess Gerritsen (2015). “The Rizzoli & Isles Series 11-Book Bundle: The Surgeon, The Apprentice, The Sinner, Body Double, Vanish, The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake, Ice Cold, The Silent Girl, Last to Die, Die Again”, p.593, Ballantine Books
“I don't like putting people on a pedestal, I think ideas are more exciting”
“Prayer is not about changing God, but being willing to let God change us.”
“What it is saying is that someone who was a world champion and who takes care of himself with a 17-year rest and applies the proper training techniques and perseverance could be successful.”
“Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.”

Source : Donna Jo Napoli (1995). “The Magic Circle”, p.8, Penguin

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