"Children want one thing at a time, and want that one thing passionately."

-- Patricia Wentworth

#Children Quotes #Want Quotes

“To have mentors and moguls like Russell Simmons and Chuck D pushing me forward and empowering my movement makes me all the more eager to continue pursuing my dream to make my mark on hip hop music and culture.”
“If you focus on the flaws of others it takes away from the improvements that you may need to make.”
“Rectory always sounded to me like a place you would find a proctologist.”
“The moment that you give gratitude is the moment that you find happiness. The moment that you lose gratitude your happiness will vanish and slip through your fingers”
“The first rule of holes is when you're in one, stop digging. When you're in three, bring a lot of shovels.”
“My faith in human dignity consists in the belief that man is the greatest scamp on earth. Human dignity must be associated with the idea of a scamp and not with that of an obedient, disciplined and regimented soldier.”
“Depth must be hidden. Where? On the surface.”

Source : Hugo Von Hofmannsthal (2008). “The Whole Difference: Selected Writings of Hugo von Hofmannsthal”, p.148, Princeton University Press
“I'm something totally different. There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but they're all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. I'm totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion...”

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