"Peeta smiles and douses Haymitch's knife in white liquor from a bottle on the floor. He wipes the blade clean on his shirt tail and slices the bread. Peeta keeps all of us in fresh baked goods. I hunt. He bakes. Haymitch drinks. We have our own ways to stay busy, to keep thought of our time as contestants in the Hunger Games at bay."

-- Suzanne Collins

#Knives Quotes #Games Quotes #White Quotes

“The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside the law. The same thing goes for rules, policies and procedures - you know, the organization's "internal laws." You can "go by the book" and still behave unethically. Still not move beyond mediocrity. High standards-the ethics of excellence-come to life through your basic values, your character, integrity and honesty. Obeying the law is the bare minimum.”
“I think I'm a dime, I think I'm amazing, I think I'm blessed and a blessing to whoever gets me next. I think that person has to understand that because that's the way I'm going to treat them as well.”

Source : Source: youknowigotsoul.com
“It seems like there are always gatekeepers. People between you and the people who are moved by your work. They often make a beautiful thing creepy.”

Source : "Q&A: John Lurie and The Invention of Animals". Interview with Joe Keohane, www.esquire.com. January 24, 2014.
“I cannot afford to watch Fox News.”
“I think pictures and words have the power to make us rich or poor.”
“You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.”
“It is far more honest to be undeservedly ignored than to be honoured without merit.”
“Nelson Mandela was in jail when I was really young, and Winnie Mandela was one of the biggest faces of the movement. In South Africa we have a common phrase - it's like a chant in the street and at rallies: "Wathint' abafazi, wathint' imbokodo." Which means, "You strike a woman, you strike a rock."”

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