"The grandiose person is never really free; first because he is excessively dependent on admiration from others, and second, because his self-respect is dependent on qualities, functions, and achievements that can suddenly fail."

-- Alice Miller

#Self Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Quality Quotes

“On my tenth birthday a bicycle and an atlas coincided as presents and a few days later I decided to cycle to India.”
“Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut?”

Source : Lilian Jackson Braun (1986). “The Cat Who Could Read Backwards”, p.69, Penguin
“I just do not hang around anybody that I don't want to be with. Period. For me, that's been a blessing, and I can stay positive. I hang around people who are happy, who are growing, who want to learn, who don't mind saying sorry or thank you... and [are] having a fun time.”

Source : FaceBook post by John Assaraf from Mar 05, 2014
“My desire is to set up a situation to which I take you and let you see. It becomes your experience.”

Source : Craig E. Adcock, James Turrell (1990). “James Turrell: The Art of Light and Space”, p.205, Univ of California Press
“There are children who recognize that they have a special role, and they enjoy it. But there are also many who sense that they can't do what the others can do, and they're happy to be placed in a protected school. It depends on their personalities.”
“I did not want to leave the Mets and I did not want to leave New York.”
“As you grow ready for it, somewhere or other you will find what is needful for you in a book.”
“Negativity doesn't help me.”

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