"My father taught me to be independent and cocky and free thinking, but he could not stand it if I disagreed with him."

-- Sara Maitland

#Father Quotes #Independent Quotes #Cocky Quotes

“The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever. Amazing, man outoxens the oxen and still smiles. The mystery of India, say Indologists.”
“And then you have the classical ballerinas, they're like sopranos. Applied to the dance.”
“My guiding principle is that prosperity can be shared. We can create wealth together. The global economy is not a zero-sum game.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am very lucky that I get to tell stories for a living. I love being able to grab people's attention, to keep them turning the pages, to make them stay awake all night. I want to stir the pulse, yes, but also to stir the heart. I hope 'The Woods' does that.”
“I love the idea of documentaries. I love seeing documentaries, and I love making them. Documentaries are incredibly easy to shoot. The ease with which you can hear something's going on, somebody's going to be somewhere: That sounds so interesting. Pick up your camera and go.”
“Long before the thousand millions are here, the mighty centrifugal tendency, inherent in this stock and strengthened in the United States, will assert itself.”

Source : Josiah Strong (1893). “The New Era: Or, The Coming Kingdom”
“A lot of people want to keep me off my feet. I say a lot of things that are on my mind; I'm a very honest person. On top of that I'm a weird figure for hip-hop: this person who doesn't drink, smoke or do any of those weird things.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The idea that the mind can extend even beyond the body is an intriguing one, and is bound to become more pressing as we increasingly develop technologies that augment our natural abilities.”

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