"Imaginary evil is romantic and varied; real evil is gloomy, monotonous, barren, boring. Imaginary good is boring; real good is always new, marvelous, intoxicating."

-- Simone Weil

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“I hope I epitomize the American dream. For I came against long odds, from the ghetto to the very top of my profession. I was not immediately good at basketball. It did not come easy. It came as the result of a lot of hard work and self-sacrifice. The rewards, where they worth it? One thousand times over.”
“Music is not a hobby, not even a passion with me; music is me. I feel what people get out of me is this outlook on life, which comes out in my music. My music is the last expression of all that.”

Source : "Rubinstein Was His Music" by John Guinn, Detroit Free Press, p. 8D, December 22, 1982.
“Oh my God. I thought I was going to have an aneurysm right there in line. Your hair smells really good? Your hair smells really good? Who did he think he was? James Bond? You don't tell someone their hair smells good. Not in a mall.”
“Teachers have to respect the privacy of students' creative life, but at the same time give them a chance to express themselves.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“Writing doesnâ€™t get easier with experience. The more you know, the harder it is to write.”
“the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.”
“Life is about becoming a better version of yourself.”
“Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.”

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