"I realized I had a novel on my hands, but didn't know where it was going to go. So I thought, 'I'm going to do everything that you're not supposed to do when you plan a novel; I'm going to step back and let this thing take itself wherever it wants to go, and I'm not going to worry about how things connect until later on."

-- Hari Kunzru

#Hands Quotes #Worry Quotes #Want Quotes

“The passion of self-aggrandizement is persistent but plastic; it will never disappear from a vigorous mind, but may become morally higher by attaching itself to a larger conception of what constitutes the self.”
“You need one hundred percent commitment; you have to be willing to wake up every morning knowing you're going to [practice] eight hours straight.”
“My peer would have to be dark-haired and handsome, a wonderful dancer... and he would never ask permission before he kissed me." -Lillian Bowman”
“Everything isn't black and white, but for me it might as well be.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bruce Gilden from Mar 24, 2010
“History matters. It matters whether we tell the truth about what happened centuries ago, and it matters whether we tell the truth about more recent history. It matters because if we can't we will never be able to face the present, guaranteeing that our future will be doomed.”

Source : Robert Jensen (2005). “The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege”, p.44, City Lights Books
“So much about living life, to me, is about humility and gratitude. And I've tried very hard to have those qualities and be that person and I'm just so disappointed in myself that I allowed it to slip.”

Source : "Exclusive: Katherine Heigl on being 'disappointed' in herself and the truth behind Emmygate". Interview with Michael Ausiello, ew.com. March 25, 2010.
“Swimming is more than a once-every-four-years sport. My goal is to bring attention to swimming - to give it some personality.”
“Woke up this morning to the incredible news that I was nominated for an Emmy, and a shower full of dog poop. Apparently my dog is so excited, she has explosive diarrhea. I truly could not be more thankful to the Emmy voters for including me in this brilliant company of extraordinary women. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go clean up an enormous amount of dog poop out of my shower. Yay!”

Source : "Emmy Reactions: What the Nominated Stars and Execs Say". www.hollywoodreporter.com. July 14, 2011.

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