"Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class. At a time when I had not yet grasped the significance of the fact that in my house English was a second language, or that I wore dresses while my brother wore pants, I knew--and I knew it was important to know--that Papa worked hard all day long."

-- Vivian Gornick

#Girl Quotes #Brother Quotes #Work Quotes

“Governments harangue about deficits to get more revenue so they can spend more.”
“Winter solitude- in a world of one colour the sound of the wind.”
“Poor people will do almost anything to avoid problems. They see a challenge and they run...the secret to success, my friends, is not to try to avoid or get rid of or shrink from your problems; the secret is to grow yourself so that you are bigger than your problems.”

Source : FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from May 08, 2012
“I care about writing music and playing my music.”
“Everything contains its antithesis.”

Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2007.
“No consensus of men can make an error erroneous. We can only find or commit an error, not create it. When we commit an error, we say what was an error already.”
“Sometimes you choose the wrong actor, he could be the best actor ever, but hes not cast in the right part then it doesnt work.”
“Nothing can save something that is not meant to be, no matter how hard you try.”

Source : "Bipasha Basu talks about John Abraham" by Priya Gupta, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. January 13, 2015.

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