"The truth of practical intellect is understood not as conformity to an extramental being but as conformity to a right desire; the end is no longer to know what is, but to bring into existence that which is not yet."

-- Jacques Maritain

#Desire Quotes #Conformity Quotes #Ends Quotes

“...It's an unmeetable level of writing. But even if it's something I feel like I can't ever attain, it doesn't crush my spirit. I figured out early on that you gotta find your own strengths and hone them rather than trying to emulate something that impresses you.”
“I have about as much control over how I look as the guy who's short and looks more like a character actor - we both have the same drive to be actors and we both have the same drive to assume these different characters, it's just harder for me to get the chance because they look at me and say, 'Oh, he's this type,' and they stamp me.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.”
“Every formed disposition of the soul realizes its full nature in relation to and dealing with that class of objects by which it is its nature to be corrupted or improved.”
“If I could write a novel while I'm walking, I probably would.”

Source : "Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Contemporary Women's Writing, Volume 8, Issue 2, 1 July 2014, Pages 123 - 135, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013.
“For the last 3 years, we have celebrated National Nurses Week. Beginning on May 6, we will once again have the opportunity to truly commend the nursing community for their contributions to our national health delivery system.”
“At such close range, even she could hit a vampire full force in the shoulder, surprising him considerably. He paused in his attack. â€œWell, my word! You canâ€™t threaten me, youâ€™re pregnant!”
“Perfection is lots of little things done well.”

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