"I grew up on Harold Lloyd, Charles Chaplin, and Buster Keaton, and those were the ones who inspired me."

-- Navid Negahban

#Inspired Quotes #Busters Quotes #Grew Quotes

“I think, consciously or not, what we readers do each time we open a book is to set off a search for authenticity. We want to get closer to the heart of things, and sometimes even a few good sentences contained in an otherwise unexceptional book can crystallize vague feelings, fleeting physical sensations, or, sometimes, profound epiphanies." pg. xvi”

Source : Maureen Corrigan (2007). “Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books”, p.13, Vintage
“I think the Huffington Post has been inventive and presents what it aggregates well.”
“The grape Hyacinth is the favorite spring flower of my garden - but no! I though a minute ago the Scilla was! and what place has the Violet? the Flower de Luce? I cannot decide, but this I know - it is some blue flower.”

Source : Alice Morse Earle (2014). “Old Time Gardens, Newly Set Forth”, p.257, Cambridge University Press
“The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life.”
“The advantage of doing one's praising for oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.”
“The freedom to be someone else entirely and be different versions of something. That's what I loved and I loved watching movies and I loved watching television, I loved reading books. That kind of escapism into another world was my favorite thing.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Yes, NFL players deserve to be paid well. Unfortunately, economic realities are forcing everyone to make tough choices and the NFL is no different. These are not easy negotiations, but the outcome can be positive. If both sides give a little, everyone, including fans, will get a lot and the game will improve through innovation. Even in difficult economic times, a new CBA presents us with the opportunity to secure the future of our game.”

Source : "Read Roger Goodell's Letter To NFL Fans" by Dashiell Bennett, www.businessinsider.com. January 3, 2011.
“Unplanned process improvement is wishful thinking.”

Source : Watts S. Humphrey (1989). “Managing the Software Process”, Addison-Wesley Professional

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