"Stories in families are colossally important. Every family has stories: some funny, some proud, some embarrassing, some shameful. Knowing them is proof of belonging to the family."

-- Salman Rushdie

#Knowing Quotes #Important Quotes #Stories Quotes

“I'm a doctor and a politician. Weapons are foreign to me.”

Source : "Iraqi Election Fear: 'No One Is Safe Anymore'". Interview with Dieter Bednarz and Klaus Brinkbaumer, www.spiegel.de. April 28, 2014.
“People are responsible adults at home. Why do we suddenly transform them into adolescents with no freedom when they reach the workplace?”
“[I want to be remembered] as a small piece of the puzzle sent here to serve a bigger picture.”
“Actually, I failed drama in high school because of nerves. I wasnt able to memorize the words. I had complete stage fright.”
“I think the ability to focus is a thread that runs through so-called successful people. And that's something that can be developed. It can be self-taught.”
“Wishing, like sipping a glass of punch, or pulling aside a bearskin rug in order to access a hidden trapdoor in the floor, is merely a quiet way to spend one's time before the candles are extinguished on one's birthday cake.”
“I live, I burn with life, I love, I slay, & am content.”
“I look forward to change, but there is a part of me that absolutely dreads it.”

Source : "Erica Durance Interview SMALLVILLE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. January 30, 2011.

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