"I say, when your hair turns gray and your children think they know who you are, do the thing that shakes up who you think you are, even who you had prided yourself on being. When all those around you say they simply don't recognize you any longer, that's the real compliment."

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Jane Smiley

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“The people that can't sing anymore that had great voices are the people that went away for five years and then just decided to come back. And you just can't make a comeback. Comebacks are no good. You have to just keep singing. Or keep dancing.”
“My definition of good is that you understand that this is a question of power. That you be willing to give up some power. That you be willing to give up some resources.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Genghis Miliband roars up to the despatch box like a caged donkey.”
“Play is basic to all normal and healthy children. It provides pleasure and learning and a minimum of risks and penalties for mistakes.”

Source : Frank Caplan, Theresa Caplan (1973). “The Power of Play”, Doubleday
“Sarcastic Science, she would like to know, In her complacent ministry of fear, How we propose to get away from here When she has made things so we have to go Or be wiped out. Will she be asked to show Us how by rocket we may hope to steer To some star off there, say, a half light-year Through temperature of absolute zero? Why wait for Science to supply the how When any amateur can tell it now? The way to go away should be the same As fifty million years ago we came- If anyone remembers how that was I have a theory, but it hardly does.”
“Most artists come in and out of the country, they stay may be 2 weeks - or a month max and then they leave.”
“Things present themselves to you, and it's how you choose to deal with them that reveals who you are. We all say a lot of things, don't we, about who we are and how we think. But in the end it's your actions, how you respond to circumstance that reveals your character.”
“I have been working with Women's Aid since 2003 when I became the charity's first Ambassador, and am so pleased to be able to be a part of the 'Real Man' campaign against domestic violence. I studied domestic violence at university and feel passionately that we need to raise awareness of violence against women and children and refuse to ignore it. Just by speaking out against domestic violence and being supportive of those directly affected we can all make a positive difference.”

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