"Why is it that most things you might willingly do under other circumstances become distasteful when you have no choice?"

-- Laurell K. Hamilton

#Choices Quotes #Might Quotes #Circumstances Quotes

“We can't write a serious novel in the 21st century without acknowledging the inescapable self-awareness we're stuck with. The idea we're surrounded by falsehoods and lies. It's hard for the thinking person to believe in narratives. And yet we want some place to invest our belief.”
“Translators have to prove to themselves as to others that they are in control of what they do; that they do not just translate well because they have a "flair" for translation, but rather because, like other professionals, they have made a conscious effort to understand various aspects of their work.”
“No one knows what I am and really, I wonder if I do, at the end of the day.”

Source : "Life in technicolor" by Caspar Llewellyn Smith, www.theguardian.com. June 13, 2009.
“There are two types of people in the business community: those who produce results and those who give you reasons why they didn't.”
“Keep a gratitude journal. Write down at least three things a day you are either thankful for, made you smile or genuinely inspired you.”
“If we are to extract any joy out of our span, we must think and plan and make things better not only for ourselves but for others, since joy for ourselves depends upon our joy in others and theirs in us.”
“Never do anything to a ***** with your teeth that you wouldn't do to an expensive waterproof wristwatch.”
“If you can last until you're 40 years old, hopefully you'll be mature enough to figure out the rest of the years.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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