"People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to the fact that people in high tech societies receive neither strong myths and stories from their culture nor the ability to construct their own... they lose the plot."

-- Guy Claxton

#Strong Quotes #Teaching Quotes #Hero Quotes

“What are you thinking?" he asks. I know Gage hates it when I cry - he is completely undone by the sight of tears - so I blink hard against the sting. "I'm thinking how thankful I am for everything," I say, "even the bad stuff. Every sleepless night, every second of being lonely, every time the car broke down, every wad of gum on my shoe, every late bill and losing lottery ticket and bruise and broken dish and piece of burnt toast." His voice is soft. "Why, darlin'?" "Because it all led me here to you.”
“I work to take care of my family, not the other way around.”
“After seeing Avatar the movie, you see how far it can go to be right. But you kind of see that and go, "Oh, there's the bar now, and how close can we get?"”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I haven't stopped working hard since I was 15.”
“It's always been said that comedy comes mostly out of the dark side anyway.”
“A wild creature is not subject to any will except its own”
“We are enmeshed in a lineage that came from somewhere and is going to make way for the next generation.”
“Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

You may also like:

Carol S. Dweck
Professor
Howard Gardner
Psychologist
Joe Vitale
Author
Stephen Batchelor
Author