"At about 10 o'clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through one of the side windows and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars."

-- John Steinbeck

#Morning Quotes #Stars Quotes #Rushing Quotes

“The function of a leader within any institution: to provide that regulation through his or her non-anxious, self-defined presence.”

Source : Edwin H. Friedman (2007). “A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in the Age of the Quick Fix”, p.151, Church Publishing, Inc.
“Oh, now, now, now, the only now, and above all now, and there is no other now but thou now and now is thy prophet.”
“A powerful athlete is not a strong athlete, but one who can exert his strength quickly. Since power equals force times speed, if the athlete learns to make faster movements he increases his power, even though the contractile pulling strength of his muscles remains unchanged. Thus, a smaller man who can swing faster may hit as hard or as far as the heavier man who swings slowly.”
“The idea of right and wrong, being righteous, acknowledging when you make a mistake, repentance - all these important things I got from my Catholic background.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If you're afraid to defend your convictions because you might get your ***** kicked for it, you're not really fit to advocate for them.”
“When I came to New York, I began to meet the people who became the most famous artists of our time. I was insecure about my own level of ability, I didn't know whether I could compete with these people and, at the same time. I was wondering what is this anyway?”
“I wrote comedy sketches in college.”

Source : "Ellie Kemper Writes For McSweeney's, Was A High School Student of Jon Hamm's, and Single-Handedly Saved Us From A Too-Serious Season of The Office". Interview with Daniel Riley, www.gq.com. May 20, 2010.
“[James] Baldwin "was one of greatest intellectuals of his time. He was an important voice, period, not an important black voice."”

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