"Waves, once they land on the beach, are not reversible."

-- Grace Paley

#Beach Quotes #Land Quotes #Wave Quotes

“LOVE of others is the appreciation of one's self. MAY your egotism be so gigantic that you comprise mankind in your self-sympathy.”
“My life was my life; I would have to stare it down, somehow, and make it work for me.”

Source : Paula McLain (2011). “The Paris Wife: A Novel”, p.30, Ballantine Books
“It feels like an amazing opportunity to positively impact the world. That's what I hope to do.”

Source : "Tyler Oakley’s First Ever Australian Interview – Exclusive". Interview with Monique Pueblos, herbrainvomit.com. 2013.
“This city is dying of rabies. Is the best I can do to wipe random flecks of foam from its lips?”
“I'm not in charge of judgments in Iran. The judicial system in Iran is an independent body of its own, and it follows the laws, and it must operate according to the law.”
“Identity is part of drama to me. Who am I, why am I behaving this way, and am I aware of it?”
“I'm going to be me as I am, and you can beat me or jail me or even kill me, but I'm not going to be what you want me to be.”

Source : "Cry Freedom: Richard Attenborough makes a Mandela of Steve Biko" by Alex von Tunzelmann, www.theguardian.com. June 10, 2010.
“Start with the least amount of money possible. Some people say they need a certain amount to start, and I say you need a half of that or a third of that. That gives you the biggest return. If you put all your eggs in one basket, it's harder to adapt when you need to. Unless it's very capital-intensive, you don't need much money.”

Source : "Serial Entrepreneur Cameron Johnson Shares Success Secrets". Interview with Deborah Jeanne Sergeant, homebusinessmag.com. December 12, 2015.

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