"Flying is hypnotic and all pilots are victims to the spell. Their world is like a magic island in which the factors of life and death assume their proper values. Thinking becomes clear because there are no earthly foibles or embellishments to confuse it."

-- Ernest K. Gann

#Thinking Quotes #Islands Quotes #Life And Death Quotes

“Stop rationalizing, stop stewing. Get up out of your chair and start doing.”
“I am a daughter, a sister, a wife and a mother. I am a friend of women and I am their advocate.”
“I really can't pinpoint the one moment when I said I want to be a comic.”
“At times I think I actually hate Hollywood. I have many acquaintances there, but few friends...”
“Many, if not most, of the best and most lasting childrenâ€™s books have multiple levels, some of which are not fully accessible to their most likely readersâ€¦at least, not on their first read-through at age eight or ten or fifteen.”
“You canâ€™t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully maintained through shopping.”
“Obesity affects every aspect of a peoples lives, from health to relationships.”

Source : "Factory meat, cruel and bad for us" by Jane Velez-Mitchell, www.cnn.com. March 15, 2014.
“All of the top achievers I know are life-long learners. Looking for new skills, insights, and ideas. If they're not learning, they're not growing and not moving toward excellence.”

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