"It may seem like I came out of the blue. But, my road was long, windy, full of hurdles, and even some dead ends. I lost family. I lost friends. I even lost my way. When I reached what felt like rock bottom, I realized I had a responsibility to everyone who believed in me and to kids, like me, who just needed a chance and something to believe in."

-- Victor Cruz

#Believe Quotes #Kids Quotes #Responsibility Quotes

“If the benevolent ruler stays in power long enough, he eventually concludes that power and wisdom are the same thing. And as he possesses power, he must possess wisdom. He becomes converted to the seductive thesis that election to public office endows the official with both power and wisdom. At this point, he begins to lose his ability to distinguish between what is morally right and what is politically expedient.”
“Doing real world projects is, I think, the best way to learn and also to engage the world and find out what the world is all about.”
“You know what they say - sleep is the mother's drug of choice, but like heroin, only the very rich and the very poor can afford it.”

Source : Elissa Schappell (2012). “Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction”, p.103, Simon and Schuster
“I think it was the fact that I liked it so much that made the writing just come out of me automatically.”
“I try not to make snap judgments. I never, ever make conclusions about products I've never tried.”

Source : "Critical Mass" by Ken Auletta, www.newyorker.com. May 14, 2007.
“I can't remember a time when I wasn't trying to get something down on paper.”
“Zazen practice and everyday activity are one thing. We call zazen everyday life, and everyday life zazen.”
“Always it is thus with my new students, and especially with the human ones; the mind is the last muscle they train or use, and the one that they regard the least. Ask them about swordplay and they can list every blow from a duel a month old, but ask them to solve a problem or make a coherent statement and... well, I would be lucky to get more than a blank stare in return.”

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