"Until I became a nurse, no one had ever asked me to sign a book contract. I had been writing for decades, read thousands of books, and even worked in publishing for 10 years. Who knew that nursing would be my break?"

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Source : "How to Make a Bed" by Steven Amsterdam, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 20, 2013.

Steven Amsterdam

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Nursing Quotes

“History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?”

Source : Brad Meltzer (2011). “The Inner Circle: The Culper Ring Trilogy 1”, p.469, Hachette UK
“51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I'm afraid I could never be that cool in real life!”

Source : "Woman on the verge". Interview with Stephanie Merritt, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2001.
“For whatever reason, God has blessed me with the ability, put me in a position to make these leaps and bounds. I'm fulfilling my part of the bargain, which is to give back and be a positive influence on others.”
“We are so presumptuous that we think we can separate our personal interest from that of humanity, and slander mankind without compromising ourselves.”
“At times unpopular measures are needed in order to change behaviour.”

Source : "After election upheaval, politics returns to normal" by Lucy Powell, www.theguardian.com. June 08, 2008.
“I collect books - a lot of books.”
“[G]overnment endorsement . . . of religion . . . sends a message to nonadherents that they are outsiders, not full members of the political community, and an accompanying message to adherents that they are insiders, favored members of the political community.”
“It is not love, or morality, or international law that determines the outcome of world affairs, but the changing distribution of organized force”

Source : William Woodruff (1998). “A Concise History of the Modern World: 1500 to the Present”, p.1, Springer

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