"The only sin is mediocrity."

-- Martha Graham

#Dance Quotes #Mediocrity Quotes #Sin Quotes

“Christopher heard a pair of women gossiping nearby, whispering in disapproving undertones. "... Ramsey was found flirting in a corner with a woman. They had to drag him away from her." "Who was it?" "His own wife." "Oh, dear.”
“I had never really pictured myself working in children's ministries. I always figured I would be more comfortable with maybe teens or adult ministries.”
“We all start out thinking that there is such a thing as perfection and that there's something wrong with us if we settle for less. First we won't eat the food with the brown spots. Then we hate ourselves because we have our own brown spotsâ€”pimples or ears that are too big or legs that are too skinny.”

Source : James Howe (2012). “The Watcher”, p.60, Simon and Schuster
“I don't believe anybody has a right to own any kind of a firearm. I believe in order to obtain a permit to own a firearm, that person should undergo an exhaustive criminal background check. In addition, an applicant should give up his right to privacy and submit his medical records for review to see if the person has ever had a problem with alcohol, drugs or mental illness... The Constitution doesn't count!”
“Don't ever let someone tell you, you can't do something. Not even me. You got a dream, you got to protect it.”
“It has been said that the great scientific disciplines are examples of giants standing on the shoulders of other giants. It has also been said that the software industry is an example of midgets standing on the toes of other midgets.”
“Asian people have a unique way about them and a different sense of beauty. It's exotic to me. I like they way Asians project their feelings. There's a hardness to the culture, but at the same time there's a delicateness.”

Source : "Paz Vega Makes Peace With Shanghai" by Jonathan Landreth, www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 14, 2011.
“Naming is nice. It took me days before I was able to speak a name for my first child (what if people did not like it?), and I suspect we gave her a secret, second name as well, to keep her safe.”

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