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“I am not a victim. I am an angry survivor.”
Source : Nina Bawden (2011). “Dear Austen”, p.19, Hachette UK
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“Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.”
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“It is the responsibility of leadership and management to give opportunities and put demands on people which enable them to grow as human beings in their work environment.”
Source : FaceBook post by Simon Sinek from Apr 07, 2016
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“Sometimes we get sad about things and we don't like to tell other people that we are sad about them. We like to keep it a secret. Or sometimes, we are sad but we really don't know why we are sad, so we say we aren't sad but we really are.”
Source : Mark Haddon (2012). “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time: Vintage Children's Classics”, p.94, Random House
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“All day, the colors had been those of dusk, mist moving like a water creature across the great flanks of mountains possessed of ocean shadows and depths.”
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“What it takes to survive out here is order, I realize and say to myself, ‘Divide the day into equal periods. See this travel alarm? You get up, don your uniform, move according to the bell.’”
Source : Mary Robison (2001). “Why Did I Ever”, Counterpoint LLC
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“Why should I pay the bums all that good folding money and then go out and do all the work myself?”
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“Years ago I sang on a track using that voice and someone asked, 'Who is that terribly depressed man' ... But Patrick loved it. He said, 'You sound like a young boy, like a child, like an old woman, like an old man,' and really, we all have all of those things inside of us. I don't do any vocal gymnastics to make the voice better as I age. If it comes out rougher, then it's true to what's happening. Singing is who I am. I didn't train for it, any more than I trained for anything else I did. I probably should take better care of myself physically, but it goes against the grain.”
Source : "The Spirit Of Dead Can Dance". Interview with J. Poet, www.sfgate.com. September 18, 2005.