"I've worked so hard to just be my full self and God has just validated me in so many ways."

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Kofi Siriboe

#Self Quotes #Way Quotes #Hard Quotes

“When my work does speak to audiences, when it creates audiences around it, I feel a little less crazy because what that means is that there are folks out there who are interested in thinking about themselves and the world through a prism. The prism is a labor and there can be a pleasure in labor.”

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“There is a tendency among many shallow thinkers of our day to teach that every human act is a reflex, over which we do not exercise human control. They would rate a generous deed as no more praiseworthy than a wink, a crime as no more voluntary than a sneeze. . . Such a philosophy undercuts all human dignity. . . All of us have the power of choice in action at every moment of our lives.”
“I think all versions of limited-overs cricket have attracted more people to the game.”
“People seldom become famous for what they say until after they are famous for what they've done.”
“If you know someone whoâ€™s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isnâ€™t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather. Try to understand the blackness, lethargy, hopelessness, and loneliness theyâ€™re going through. Be there for them when they come through the other side. Itâ€™s hard to be a friend to someone whoâ€™s depressed, but it is one of the kindest, noblest, and best things you will ever do.”
“But in order to survive in this foreign world, I had to teach myself that love was very much like a painting. The negative space between people was just as important as the positive space we occupy. The air between our resting bodies, and the breath in our conversations, were all like the white of the canvas, and the rest our relationship- the laughter and the memories- were the brushstroke applied over time.”

Source : Alyson Richman (2011). “The Lost Wife”, p.236, Penguin
“We are on the threshold of a sea change in the agency business.”
“Oft has it been my lot to mark A proud, conceited, talking spark.”

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