"Everyone needs time to develop their dreams. An egg in the nest doesn't become a bird overnight."

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Source : Lois Ehlert (2014). “The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

Lois Ehlert

#Dream Quotes #Eggs Quotes #Bird Quotes

“The biggest way I stay motivated is to run with a group of friends. Sometimes it's hard to get going by yourself, but if you have a plan and a meeting time, you know this run will happen for sure. It's a way to have fun - while also getting in a workout. Plus it distracts from pain, helps you fight fatigue, and gives you that extra push.”
“Not being able to read and write music is not the same as being illiterate in speech and writing.”
“Truthfully, I'm proud of each of my films in a certain way.”
“There is no gap as wide as the one between mediocrity and genius.”
“I didn't like the '80s at all; it was a vulgar moment of fashion.”

Source : Interview with Marion Hume, www.harpersbazaar.com.au. August 10, 2010.
“How many wives have been forced by the death of well-intentioned but too protective husbands to face reality late in life, bewildered and frightened because they were strangers to it!”
“I could look in everyone's faces and see them reflecting on how much time has passed and all the things we went through.”
“I remember one time I tried to pity this fool. He told me his name was Jeff. He was married. He pulled out his wallet and showed me three pictures of his kids; Kelly, Robert, Brittany. Real cute kids. Don't get too close man. It's hard to pity a fool if you get too close.”

Source : "'I pity the fool': Mr T on jury duty" by Cheryl V. Jackson, www.pressreader.com. April 28, 2009.

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