"If I am ever put to death on the hook, expect a very human performance."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Hook Quotes #Performances Quotes #Humans Quotes

“We have received too much from God to allow ourselves opportunities for unbelief. We have received too many gifts and privileges to allow a grumbling, murmuring heart to disqualify us of our destiny. In contrast, the thankful heart sees the best part of every situation. It sees problems and weaknesses as opportunities, struggles as refining tools, and sinners as saints in progress.”
“I brought in two genius guys from Korea. Guys who did my favorite movies like Oldboy and The Man from Nowhere. It was fun working with them. Even though they don't speak Japanese and I don't speak Korean, I knew from day one we were speaking the same language because they love my work and I love theirs. We instantly connected. There was zero frustration.”
“I'm sorry for my inability to let unimportant things go, for my inability to hold on to the important things.”
“Self-discipline is the golden key; without it, you cannot be happy.”
“We battle on in words, as always, mere words, and what's the cure? We cannot find a thing.”
“It's as if I've arrived in a place where it's all spirit and no body -- an overwhelming sense of calm . . . I actually began to feel blessed.”

Source : Gloria Naylor, Maxine Lavon Montgomery (2004). “Conversations with Gloria Naylor”, p.25, Univ. Press of Mississippi
“I saw my parents, as immigrants, try and try and try to take root and get ahead and so yes, 'Sweat' resonates with me incredibly. And I was an outsider. So I know very much about that.”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“The unknown is scary the Unknown can also be exciting. Your life could change in an instant anytime. But sometimes, that change is the best thing that will ever happen to you.Maybe I donâ€™t have to know what my fate is to know that everything will be okay. Maybe the not knowing is how we move forward. Wherever Iâ€™m headed, I know itâ€™s exactly where Iâ€™m supposed to be.”

Source : Susane Colasanti (2010). “Something Like Fate”, p.159, Penguin

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