"Controlling othersâ€”winningâ€”is more compelling than anything (or anyone) else."

-- Martha Stout

#Winning Quotes #Compelling Quotes

“I'm a fan of the Strokes, so my big fantasy was that one day I would get to sing with them.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?”
“When an Occupy demo in the centre of Frankfurt makes world news, I shall hurry to join in.”
“Life for rent means that my life isn't really my own, I only rented it for a while, but if I don't manage to buy it, to own it, then nothing of what I think is mine is really mine.”
“The idea is to do out-of-the-box films that showcase my versatility and talent.”
“The people at the record company had asked me if I could write a song about my life, my relationship with God, and where I'm from. Well, I can't write a song on purpose, my songs come in a moment of inspiration or desperation.”
“I learnt from Hussein how to achieve victory while being oppressed.”
“Imagination seems to be a glory and a misery, a blessing and a curse. Adam, to his sorrow, lacked it. Eve, to her sorrow, possessed it. Had both been blessed - or cursed - with it, there would have been much keener competition for the apple.”

Source : Stella Benson (1916). “I Pose”

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