"A person's got to think, otherwise that person's no better than a trained seal balancing a ball on his nose. If only that seal could think, he'd know he was making a thousand children laugh."

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Source : Bette Greene (1984). “Summer of my German soldier”, Starfire

Bette Greene

#Inspiring Quotes #Children Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Happiness happens when your consciousness is not dominated by addictions and demands - and you experience life as a parade of preferences.”
“Richard was a riddle with no answer, and I was tired of playing a game I couldn't win.”
“Watch yourself. Every minute we change. It is a great opportunity. At any point, we can step out of our frozen selves and our ideas and begin fresh.”
“The last best hope of life is that at some point during living it, all that you did wrong will suddenly teach you to do right.”
“I was head of the Sixth Form Centre when I left the school.”
“Live a life of prayer, giving glory to God and continually listening for His guidance.”

Source : Mary C. Neal, M.D. (2012). “To Heaven and Back: A Doctor's Extraordinary Account of Her Death, Heaven, Angels, and Life Again: A True Story”, p.209, WaterBrook
“It's amazing how flexible the human mind is in terms of jumping into a backstory or an aside. Vonnegut is a great example - it's not a linear story by any means, but somehow your brain is keeping it moving in one direction even though the story is taking you in all these different directions.”
“Go where the weather suits your clothes.”

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