"However self-sufficient we may fancy ourselves, we exist only in relation -- to our friend, family, and life partners; to those we teach and mentor; to our co-workers, neighbors, strangers; and even to forces we cannot fully conceive of, let alone define. In many ways, we are our relationships."

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Source : "Ethical Ambition".

Derrick Bell

#Self Quotes #Mentor Quotes #May Quotes

“I hope I've grown. We all should grow from year to year.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“The drawings need to be strong enough to stand alone, and not just work as part of a sequence.”
“I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol.”
“I've been writing full-time since 1978.”
“My university education had been a shallow and superficial enterprise. The central driving forces of the economy I lived in were either ignored or left vague, to the point of meaningless.”

Source : "Living In The Number One Country". Book by Herbert Schiller, 2000.
“I feel that I am entitled to my share of lightheartedness and there is nothing wrong with enjoying one's self simply, like a boy.”
“It's important to make an effort under any circumstance - stagnant, sickness, being in an unstable lifestyle, even when society is insane. You should consider such periods as an omen before you move. When you are stuck on something, it is important to hold to your purpose but not press onward against the current. When you can't move at all, try to concentrate, continuing forward as if in a boat switching to a stronger motor. The keiko that is most important when you cannot move is kage no keiko [shadow training].”
“It is not from reason and prudence that people marry, but from inclination.”

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