"God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That charge was laid upon us"

-- Tracy Kidder

#Giving Quotes #Needs Quotes #Humans Quotes

“I like to think of myself as a New Yorker, which is pathetic.”
“My parents were overprotective because you could get kidnapped and bombs were exploding in the streets.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“The difference between winning nineteen games and winning twenty for a pitcher is bigger than anyone out of baseball realizes. It's the same for hitters - someone who hits .300 looks back on the guy who batted .295 and says 'tough luck buddy.”
“The best crime novels are all based on people keeping secrets. All lying - you may think a lie is harmless, but you put them all together and there's a calamity.”
“Being a singer is not just for popularity, it is more like cheering people's hearts and never forget my root.”
“I'm originally from southern California, so I, like, say 'like', like, a lot. I've been trying to scrub any traces of Valley Girl from my speech since I moved to New York, but it's, like, totally way harder than anyone thinks, you know?”
“It's usually much easier for people with professional skills to find work for themselves or even possibly to continue with their old employer, but on a part-time basis. Some labor economists predict that in about five years there will be a labor shortage in the United States and that demand for retirees to work part-time will grow naturally. I don't know if that's true or just wishful predicting.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Photography is a transformation, not a reproduction.”

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