"When I was a kid, my parents smartly raised us to keep quiet, be respectful to older people, and generally not question adults all that much. I think that's because they were assuming that 99 percent of the time, we'd be interacting with worthy, smart adults... They didn't ever tell me 'Sometimes you will meet idiots who are technically adults and authority figures. You don't have to do what they say."

-- Mindy Kaling

#Smart Quotes #Kids Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I'm one of those unlucky people who had a happy childhood.”
“You are the hip-hop violinist, the creator, the visionaire, ... and therefore you should do whatever the hell you wanna do because whatever you do is right. They're not gonna have like 20 hip-hop violinists in the company. I know what to do.”
“Encouragement requires empathy and seeing the world from your spouse's perspective. We must first learn what is important to our spouse. Only then can we give encouragement. With verbal encouragement, we are trying to communicate, "I know. I care. I am with you. How can I help?" We are trying to show that we believe in him and in his abilities. We are giving credit and praise.”
“When you are invited to a dinner, you are either a guest or you are part of a menu”
“Musical practice is too young an art in America to warrant a search for men with a conductor's gift.”

Source : Anton Seidl (2014). “On Conducting”, p.106, Parrot Press
“For women, I take inspiration from strong women with good aesthetics and integrity, and a little tomboy influence.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You don't overcome challenges by making them smaller but by making yourself bigger.”
“I'm not at all against white people adopting black children, because we're all human beings who need to give love and be nurtured in safety, but I do think it's better to be adopted by blacks.”

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