"Fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph."

-- Andrew Solomon

#Triumph Quotes #Events Quotes #Narrative Quotes

“Our culture is something that has sustained us for thousands and thousands of years and will continue to do so in generations to come.”

Source : "Let-Them-Eat-Cake-Attitude Threatens to Destroy a Network of Public Assets" by Scott Turow, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 15, 2011.
“Away down the river, A hundred miles or more, Other little children Shall bring my boats ashore.”
“Not even the most powerful organs of the press, including Time, Newsweek, and The New York Times, can discover a new artist or certify his work and make it stick. They can only bring you the scores.”
“I want to make people think, and I don't want to come across like I am egotistical or that I want to change people's thoughts. I don't believe that as a comic I can convert anyone's opinion. I think I can maybe make someone look in one direction or the other but I can't make a religious person stop believing in God.”

Source : Source: montrealrampage.com
“We dont have better algorithms, we just have more data”
“The way to be successful is through preparation. It doesn't just happen. You don't wake up one day and discover you're a lawyer any more than you wake up as a pro football player. It takes time.”
“We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us.”
“Don't be afraid to fall flat on your face.”

Source : Eddy Arnold (1969). “It's a Long Way from Chester County”

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