"Many readers share their stories with me and if one speaks to me (or if the same theme keeps coming at me), I will research it and decide if it would make a good book. But, straight down to it, people inspire me."

-- Ellen Hopkins

#Book Quotes #People Quotes #Inspire Quotes

“If I didn't have a sense of humor, how could I stand this trial now?”
“Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless dabbler in science, presumes to speak authoritatively of human nature. The greater the mental charlatan, the more definite his insistence on the wickedness and weaknesses of human nature.”
“Don't forget I'm from a military family. I was in special training in the army. I am tall, sporty and - how do you say - you can always protect yourself... I have very strong security.”
“Hollywood was always heartbreak town, though most of the world fancied it to be Shangri-La, King Solomon's mines, and Fort Knox rolled into one big ball of 24-karat gold.”

Source : Hedda Hopper (1963). “the Whole Truth and Nothing But”
“TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.”
“Extreme heroism springs from something that no scientific theory can fully explain; it's an illogical impulse that flies in the face of biology, psychology, actuarial statistics, and basic common sense.”
“Through learning we re-create ourselves. Through learning we become able to do something we were never able to do.”

Source : Peter M Senge (2010). “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization: First edition”, p.19, Random House
“And Damon Hill is following Damon Hill.”

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