"So it is that we can seldom help anybody. Either we don't know what part to give or maybe we don't like to give any part of ourselves. Then, more often than not, the part that is needed is not wanted. And even more often, we do not have the part that is needed."

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Source : Norman Maclean (2009). “A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition”, p.81, University of Chicago Press

Norman Maclean

#Giving Quotes #Helping Quotes #Needed Quotes

“I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.”
“This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.”

Source : "Time to Thrive". www.huffingtonpost.com. February 15, 2014.
“I would be happy living on a massive ranch in Montana and not seeing anyone except my friends and family.”
“When I look in the mirror I see my parents' sacrifices being honored. I see the love from which I was created and the power of the human spirit.”
“Show me a person who never made a mistake, and I will show you a person who never did anything.”

Source : William Rosenberg, Jessica Brilliant Keener (2001). “Time to Make the Donuts”, Lebhar-Friedman
“Noble discontent is the path to heaven.”
“Donâ€™t sit down in the middle of the woods. If youâ€™re lost in the plot or blocked, retrace your steps to where you went wrong. Then take the other road. And/or change the person. Change the tense. Change the opening page.”
“For me, it's important to anticipate where fashion is heading.”

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