"...it is how a person goes about quenching his desires or living with them unrequited that the readers get a glimpse of his true character."

-- Michael Connelly

#Character Quotes #Desire Quotes #Glimpse Quotes

“Every aspect of the world today - even politics and international relations - is affected by chemistry.”
“Gratitude is the single greatest treasure I will take with me from this experience.”
“The entire effort of artificial intelligence is essentially a fight against computersâ€™ rigidity.”
“God's never as nervous about our future, or as concerned about our past, as we are.”
“A wrongdoing doesn't give us the right to do wrong.”

Source : Ruta Sepetys (2011). “Between Shades of Gray”, p.196, Penguin
“Out of a very intimate acquaintance with D. L. Moody, I wish to testify that he was a far greater pray-er than he was preacher. Time and time again, he was confronted by obstacles that seemed insurmountable, but he always knew the way to overcome all difficulties. He knew the way to bring to pass anything that needed to be brought to pass. He knew and believed in the deepest depths of his soul that nothing was too hard for the Lord, and that prayer could do anything that God could do.”
“Sustainability is here to stay or we may not be”
“Public discourse requires making an argument for a point of view, not having an argument - as in having a fight.”

Source : Deborah Tannen (2012). “The Argument Culture: Moving from Debate to Dialogue”, p.4, Ballantine Books

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