"If it wasn't for me, I'd do brilliantly."

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Nicolas Chamfort

“It is remarkable what a woman can accomplish with just a little ambition.”
“I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am.”
“An eternal question about children is, how should we educate them? Politicians and educators consider more school days in a year, more science and math, the use of computers and other technology in the classroom, more exams and tests, more certification for teachers, and less money for art. All of these responses come from the place where we want to make the child into the best adult possible, not in the ancient Greek sense of virtuous and wise, but in the sense of one who is an efficient part of the machinery of society. But on all these counts, soul is neglected.”
“True leaders understand that leadership is not about them but about those they serve. It is not about exalting themselves but about lifting others up.”
“Love- the infatuation kind- 'he's so handsome, she's so beautiful'- that can shrivel. As soon as something goes wrong, that kind of love can fly out the window.”
“This is what you have to ask yourself: Do you want to be good, or just seem good? Do you want to be good to yourself and others? Do you care about other people, always, sometimes, never? Or only when convenient? What kind of person do you want to be?”

Source : Charles Yu (2012). “Sorry Please Thank You: Stories”, p.48, Vintage
“[Voicing a cartoon] feels like going down a mysterious but joyful black hole. Once you relax for 15 or 20 minutes, and really go, "I don't care if I look like an ass," it's really fun to see what happens. You know that nothing is being visually judged.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“If Mitt Romney was Santa Claus, he would fire the reindeer and outsource the elves.”

Source : FaceBook post by Ted Strickland from Sep 05, 2012

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