"My mother was pragmatic, focused and extremely, exceedingly practical, and she was the ultimate self-determining person."

-- Ursula Burns

#Mother Quotes #Self Quotes #Pragmatic Quotes

“My brother Alex fell in love with rhythm and blues early and gave me a strong dose of it.”
“Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit-Life!”
“You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.”
“My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.”
“You can't tell someone they are wrong about their own life.”

Source : "Interview: Danny Boyle Talks 127 Hours, James Franco, and Darren Aronofsky". Interview with Laremy Legel, www.mtv.com. November 18, 2010.
“It is the neglect of timely repair that makes rebuilding necessary.”

Source : Richard Whately (1856). “Thoughts and Apophthegms: From the Writings of Archbishop Whateley”, p.71
“So when my film career took off, I always felt like I was trying to play catch-up because I hadn't studied acting before. I didn't know how to manage money or my career. When I look back, I think I was a little bit shell-shocked.”
“Certain realities in life are only seen through eyes that are cleansed through our tears. Let us learn how to weep”

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