"Iâ€™ve always thought of myself as shy,"

-- Nicholson Baker

“I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating.”
“Leading economists have shown that by shrinking Texas, we can actually create more income for Texas in the long run.”

Source : "On Texas" by Ian Frazier, www.newyorker.com. March 24, 2014.
“Scientists say that human beings are made of atoms, but a little bird told me that we are also made of stories”

Source : "Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America’s 'Open Veins,' on His New Book 'Children of the Days'". "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh, www.democracynow.org. May 8, 2013.
“There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.”
“Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kris Carr from Jan 13, 2014
“If you want to play quicker you can start running faster, but it's the ball that decides the speed of the game.”
“Artists are, above all, men who want to become inhuman.”
“Not knowing what will happen makes life fun.”

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