"Processing the human raw material is naturally more complicated than processing lumber."

-- Maxim Gorky

#Raw Materials Quotes #Complicated Quotes #Lumber Quotes

“It's the fear of not being as good as you want to be. If you give over to that fear, it will sabotage you. As much as I can, I try to use that fear to guide me.”

Source : "MH Grill: Chris Pine". Interview with Brittany Kennedy, www.menshealth.co.uk. April 30, 2013.
“Well, I've read through that handbook for the recently deceased. It says, 'live people ignore the strange and unusual. I, myself, am strange and unusual.”

Source : "Fictional character: Lydia". "Beetlejuice", www.imdb.com. 1988.
“In history, one gathers clues like a detective, tries to present an honest account of what most likely happened, and writes a narrative according to what we know and, where we aren't absolutely sure, what might be most likely to have happened, within the generally accepted rules of evidence and sources.”
“You may be a well-educated, clever and virtuous person, but those qualities will not necessarily make you a successful businessman. You must give your best to each and every task you take on, and reflect on your performance with an honest and unprejudiced eye.”
“There's no such thing as a feminist - just women who pay for their own breast implants.”
“But every company of the future is going to be in the business of exquisite care - which means quick turnaround time and convenience. To deliver exquisite care, you need an organization that coordinates well and listens well.”
“No one person can fulfill all your needs. But the community can truly hold you. The community can let you experience the fact that, beyond your anguish, there are human hands that hold you and show you God's faithful love.”
“In fact, I believe to a certain extent a person today who starts with just clay, with no drawing and no painting and no figure drawing, still-life drawing, various things, they miss a great deal.”

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