"People say, That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you doesn't kill you. That's all you get. Sometimes, you just have to hope that's enough."

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Source : Tayari Jones (2012). “Silver Sparrow”, p.340, Algonquin Books

Tayari Jones

#People Quotes #Stronger Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“Organizations are communities of human beings, not collections of human resources”

Source : Henry Mintzberg (2015). “Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, and Center”, p.32, Berrett-Koehler Publishers
“Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window with its wing”

Source : Christopher Fry (2007). “Fry: Plays Three”, p.133, Oberon Books
“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way..”

Source : Margaret J. Wheatley (2010). “Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time (Large Print 16pt)”, p.262, ReadHowYouWant.com
“There are a million things I'd rather do before designing clothes: directing, landscaping.”
“Snowboarding allows you to create your own path, and for me it was awesome because no one was telling me what to do. I could go out on the mountain and try new things and learn for myself.”
“I just got tired of being sick and tired and feeling down. Unfortunately, you don't realize this until you're getting sober but the reason why you're depressed all the time is it's the drugs that are depressing you.”
“Bad dental hygiene can lead to respiratory infections and an increased risk for heart disease and strokes.”
“To reverse the effects of civilization would destroy the dreams of a lot of people. There's no way around it. We can talk all we want about sustainability, but there's a sense in which it doesn't matter that these people's dreams are based on, embedded in, intertwined with, and formed by an inherently destructive economic and social system. Their dreams are still their dreams. What right do I -- or does anyone else -- have to destroy them. At the same time, what right do they have to destroy the world?”

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