"Authentic success is living by your own lights."

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Sarah Ban Breathnach

“How do you feel about a person when you're talking over the phone? If you know them, or if you don't know them, do you get something, do you put that into words of your own, from what they say, or from what you think? Or if it were music over the radio, have you ever tried to think how it would look?”
“We all have to have our north star that we fix on and go to, but life is so much about the things that bump into you.”
“The path to a better future goes directly through our public schools. I have nothing against private schools, parochial schools and home schooling, and I think that parents with the means and inclination should choose whatever they believe is best for their children. But those choices cannot compete, and cannot come at the expense of what has been -- and what must always be -- the great equalizer in our society, a free and equal public education.”

Source : Howard Dean's speech on the Future of the Democratic Party at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., www.c-span.org. December 8, 2004.
“What makes me deeply vulnerable? Probably the thing I suffer most from and have the most uncontrollable reactions from is still social anxiety.”

Source : "Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros | Alex Ebert Interview". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.
“Applause lavished at a whim and without discernment, often proves the ruin of young people training for a stage career.”
“I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.”
“In July of 1983, I left Washington, DC area and have had minimal contact with Judge Clarence Thomas since”
“As for the herbal cigarettes, for the most part I don't smoke as much as the guys do. I'm usually just strutting around a bit more so I don't actually have to be inhaling it. I'm lucky because I do have scenes where the cigarettes work beautifully to punctuate certain things I'm saying.”

Source : "Christina Hendricks In British GQ: In Lingerie, Adores Tight Clothing". www.huffingtonpost.com. August 3, 2010.

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