"There's something to be said in favor of working in isolation in the real world."

-- A. R. Ammons

#Real Quotes #World Quotes #Favors Quotes

“There's just some magic in truth and honesty and openness.”

Source : "Frank Ocean: On Channel Orange, Meeting Odd Future, and His Tumblr Letter". Interview with Amy Wallace, www.gq.com. November 20, 2012.
“Heavy booze is a big time vacation, but you come back with a headache.”

Source : Interview with Royal Young, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 30, 2012.
“God sets boundaries before He gives blessing.”
“A woman simply is, but a man must become.”

Source : Camille Paglia (2011). “Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays”, p.82, Vintage
“Everything new stalls because there is precedence for the old”
“Government is the greatest combination for forces known to human society. It can command more men and raise more money than any and all other agencies combined.”
“... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little anxiety. ... By protecting people from risk, we destroy their self-esteem. We rob them of the opportunity to become strong, competent people.”

Source : Judith M. Bardwick (1995). “Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business”, p.32, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn
“There is a strength, a power even, in understanding brokenness, because embracing our brokenness creates a need and desire for mercy, and perhaps a corresponding need to show mercy. When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise. You see things you can't otherwise see; you hear things you can't otherwise hear. You begin to recognize the humanity that resides in each of us.”

Source : Bryan Stevenson (2014). “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption”, p.290, Spiegel & Grau

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