"Be real and unashamed. Even of your faults."

-- Amy Bloom

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“In short, we needed to shift our thinking and teaching about values-driven leadership from asking the question "What is the right thing to do?" to asking and answering the question "Once I know what I believe is right, how do I get it done?"”
“It's only fair to warn you that you sealed your fate tonight. When you knew you were in trouble, you came to me. That makes twice, Mercy, and twice is almost as good as a declaration. You are mine now.... Ben says you might run. If you do, I will find you and bring you back. Every time you run, Mercy. I won't force you, but. .. No more excuses, Mercy. You are mine, and I am keeping you.”

Source : "Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Book 3)". Book by Patricia Briggs, 2008.
“In the case of Marilyn and John Kennedy, I think they did affect change.”
“You cannot put patience and experience into a parenthesis, and, omitting them, bring hope out of tribulation.”
“Psychological factors are critical in supporting immune function. If you suppress this psychological support by telling someone he's condemned to die, your words alone will have condemned him.”
“Endings to be useful must be inconclusive.”

Source : Samuel R. Delany (1989). “The Straits of Messina”, Serconia Pr
“I believe that there is a whole set of issues in the world - environment, proliferation, energy, cyberspace - that can only be dealt with on a global basis. The traditional patterns of national rivalry and national competition are not suitable for those cases.”
“If you can capture the element of surprise, you're way ahead of the game.”

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