"We are storytelling creatures, and as children we acquire language to tell those stories that we have inside us."

-- Jerome Bruner

#Children Quotes #Stories Quotes #Language Quotes

“Every time I got hurt, the person who treated me said that. 'It is more attractive to admit that you're in pain.' Because of that person, I learned how to speak with honesty. Without making calculations about what the other person's thinking.”
“We all like to think the world ends when we do. The truth is our acquaintances, our friends, and our loved ones all live on, and through them, so do we. It's not about what you had, but what you gave. It's not about how you looked, but how you lived. And it's not just about being remembered. It's about giving people a good reason to remember you.”

Source : Tonya Hurley (2012). “Ghostgirl”, p.163, Hachette UK
“I became good at defending myself, but as far as I was concerned, that was a transient skill.”
“When I was in film school at USC, I wrote my thesis script about a woman on Wall Street - specifically a woman who used to work at Morgan Stanley, sort of based on her life. Through that process, I did some research.”
“He made me realize that hard work--that the act of finishing, of completing, of accomplishing a task--is joyous”
“Vision is the Source and hope of life.Â The greatest gift ever given to mankind is not the gift of sight, but the gift of vision.Â Sight is a function of the eyes; vision is a function of the heart. â€˜Eyes that look are common, but eyes that see are rare.â€™Â Nothing noble or noteworthy on earth was ever done without vision.”
“If there are 10 people there, two or three are going to recognize you.”
“If you're on the right side of the issue, just keep driving until you hear glass breaking. Don't quit.”

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