"...The hagaddah came to Sarajevo for a reason. It was here to test us, to see if there were people who could see that what united us was more than what divided us. That to be a human being matters more than to be a Jew or a Muslim, Catholic or Orthodox. p. 361"

-- Geraldine Brooks

#People Quotes #Catholic Quotes #Tests Quotes

“In education, as in religion and love, compulsion thwarts the purpose for which it is employed.”
“I worked closely with Steve Peters, the British Cycling team's psychologist, and we came up with a strategy of dealing with the pressure. It basically involved displacing the negative thoughts with visualisation. Not a complicated technique, but very effective if done properly. I just kept running through the race in my head over and over so that I wouldn't let the distractions around me put me off.”

Source : Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he spins out of control will meet that wall; the driver who looks down the track as he feels his tires break free will regain control of his vehicle.”
“On a personal side, I found Bo Burlingham's Small Giants to be a great window into how business can be an extension of social change and the critical role the entrepreneur plays in creating progress in society.”
“When followed correctly, the Dukan Diet is both a safe and effective method of weight loss.”

Source : "Dukan Diet Founder Sues for Libel" by JuJu Chang and Jessica Hopper, abcnews.go.com. June 01, 2011.
“In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them.”
“Used properly, cinema is the coolest thing in the world.”

Source : Interview With Jason Solomons, www.theguardian.com. December 5, 2009.
“In a successful marriage, there is no such thing as one's way. There is only the way of both, only the bumpy, dusty, difficult, but always mutual path.”

Source : Phyllis McGinley (1962). “The province of the heart”

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