Quotes
Authors
Piero Ferrucci

"If we live in the here and now, each moment is a surprise, every instant a new wonder. But it often fails to work this way. Onto the present we superimpose our expectations and opinions, based on the past or future. We meet someone, and we already anticipate what he/she will be like and what they will say."

Source : Piero Ferrucci (2007). “The Power of Kindness: The Unexpected Benefits of Leading a Compassionate Life--Tenth Anniversary Edition”, p.105, Penguin

Piero Ferrucci

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“The state, frankly, could care less. Historically, the state has been able to use any religious point of view for its own ends. . . . The examples of government misusing religion are endless.”
“I will be a model prisoner, as I have been a model citizen”
“I change my life when I change my thinking. I am Light. I am Spirit. I am a wonderful, capable being. And it is time for me to acknowledge that I create my own reality with my thoughts. If I want to change my reality, then it is time for me to change my mind.”
“I'm seeing more and more books by celebrity authors, and I'm not happy to see them. I'd rather see publishing budgets devoted to genuine talents.”

Source : "Book World Live: Kid's Books". Live Q&A, www.washingtonpost.com. December 13, 2005.
“The children never connect me with the man onstage when I come out the stage door. The parents spend all their time trying to convince them that I'm Caractacus.”
“I did a lot of tests, and I finalized my research. Paper has become a part of my visual vocabulary. You know, paper is an industrial material. You can do almost anything with it. Wood, for example, is much more difficult to adapt to different needs.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You can’t motivate people, you can only create a context in which people are motivated.”

Source : "You Can't Motivate People". www.businessinsider.com. February 16, 2012.
“The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest.”

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