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“The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.”
Source : Florence Scovel Shinn, Ruth L. Miller (2012). “The New Game of Life and How to Play It”, p.53, Simon and Schuster
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“Every great inspiration is but an experiment.”
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“Insomnia: A contagious disease often transmitted from babies to parents.”
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“What I know for sure is this: You are built not to shrink down to less, but to blossom into more. To be more extraordinary. To use every moment to fill yourself up.”
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“Given a choice between dancing pigs and security, users will pick dancing pigs every time.”
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“The dream begins, most of the time, with a teacher who believes in you.”
Source : Dan Rather (1984). “The Camera Never Blinks”, Ballantine Books
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“You are my courage, as I am your conscience," he whispered. "You are my heart---and I your compassion. We are neither of us whole, alone. Do ye not know that, Sassenach?”
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“I've been thinking about something for a long time, and I keep noticing that most human speech-if not all human speech-is made with the outgoing breath. This is the strange thing about presence and absence. When we breath in, our bodies are filled with nutrients and nourishment. Our blood is filled with oxygen, our skin gets flush; our bones get harder-they get compacted. Our muscles get toned and we feel very present when we're breathing in. The problem is, that when we're breathing in, we can't speak. So presence and silence have something to do with each other.”
Source : "The Totality of Causes". Interview with Tina Chang, www.poets.org. February 21, 2014.