"A shy kid might look longingly at other kids playing in the schoolyard, afraid and unsure about how to approach them, but an introvert is perfectly content on her own."

-- Laurie Helgoe

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“We virtually never feel our age, but thinking that we should can lead to disaster.”
“You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.”

Source : Lawrence Hill (2008). “Someone Knows My Name: A Novel”, p.33, W. W. Norton & Company
“The imperative is to define what is right and do it.”

Source : Barbara Jordan, Elspeth D. Rostow, Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (1986). “The Great Society: A Twenty Year Critique”, Univ Texas at Austin Lyndon B
“God Almighty has set before me two great objects, the suppression of the slave trade and the reformation of manners (morality).”
“It wasn't until late high school and early college that I gained enough size and skill to make me welcome on intramural basketball teams.”
“I didn't want to just work within Hollywood when I started a production company. I wanted to be able to collaborate with great artists from all over the world.”
“Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous smile, and eyes that sparkle with delight can be part of any woman's signature look once she awakens to her authentic beauty.”

Source : Sarah Ban Breathnach (2012). “Simple Abundance”, Random House
“I strongly suspect that if we saw all the difference even the tiniest of our prayers make, and all the people those...prayers were destined to affect...we would be so paralyzed with awe...that we would be unable to get up off our knees for the rest of our lives.”

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