"Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and nations."

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Source : Eric C. Heins's CTA State Council Speech, www.cta.org. October 24, 2015.

Ben Okri

#Secret Quotes #Stories Quotes #Individual Quotes

“Religion is rarely mentioned in current prime-time dramas or sitcoms that supposedly reflect the way we live now.”
“Ultimately, you have to pursue your own path, not someone's idea of the right path. You need to stay on your path.”

Source : "EXCLUSIVE: Baz Luhrmann Talks Strictly Ballroom". Interview with B. Alan Orange, movieweb.com. December 03, 2010.
“I never think of playing for South Africa. It's the furthest thing from my mind.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“We literally are all made out of stardust. We started from those stars; we are made of stardust. So, next time you are really depressed, look in the mirror and you can look and say, 'Hi, I'm looking at a star here.'”

Source : "The story behind the Mars Rovers". TED Talk, www.ted.com. May 2008.
“Misery is complexity. Happiness is simplicity.”
“There is nothing more important you can ever do for this world than to wake up and be a part of it.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com
“It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are... than to breathe the clearer atmosphere below them, and think that you are in paradise.”
“Every artist who drew Batman after creator Bob Kane was a better artist than Kane [...].”

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