"...fairness," he said, "does not govern life and death. if it did, no good person would ever die." "Strangers," the Blue Man said, "are just family you have yet to come to know." "sacrifice is a part of life. it is supposed to be. it's not something to regret. it's something to aspire to. little sacrifices. big sacrifices. a mother works so her son can go to school. a daughter moves home to take care of her sick father. Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. you're just passing it on to someone else."

-- Mitch Albom

#Daughter Quotes #Mother Quotes #Regret Quotes

“Without any doubt, I am striving for power.”

Source : "Net Impact". Interview with Julia Ioffe, www.newyorker.com. April 4, 2011.
“Riches, power and fame last only for a few years! Why do people cling so desperately to these transitory things? Why can't people who have more than they need for themselves give that surplus to their fellow citizens? Why should some people have such a hard time during their few years on this earth?”
“Have fun, that's what it's all about. People get stressed over it... Let competition eat them up. That's not me, I just get in and have fun. That's what I'm here to do: Have fun and make some money doing it.”
“Move forward with no second-guessing, no guilt trips, no hesitation. Your purpose is to recreate yourself anew in each moment.”
“Learn to play the piano, man, and then you can figure out crazy solos of your own.”
“I love to dance so much. It's one of my guilty pleasures in life and my hobby.”
“Charity is one of those remarkable words that helps to identify the fault lines of a culture.”

Source : Janet Poppendieck (1999). “Sweet Charity?: Emergency Food and the End of Entitlement”, p.231, Penguin
“One day, someone who'll understand your good points and bad points, but who'll love you just the same, will appear in your life. Mark my words!”

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