"I came to graduate school with a certain vocabulary about how to talk about other people's stories, but I couldn't understand how to look at my own stories in that way. And that was what made editing such a challenge for me."

-- Tania James

#School Quotes #Challenges Quotes #Graduates Quotes

“What is success anyway? Is success about making the most money? No. Money, for the most part, turns people into jerks.”

Source : Chris Sacca's commencement address at the Carlson School of Management in Minnesota, www.youtube.com. May 16, 2011.
“Ladies and gentlemen: There can be no greater investment in Alabama's future than an investment in education.”
“Where your talents and the needs of the world cross; there lies your vocation.”
“When I was five, I am told, and asked what my favorite things in the world were, I answered, smoked salmon and Bach.”
“It goes in streaks. But some things never go out of fashion.' Hunger artists, fat folks, giants, and dog acts come and go but real freaks never lose their appeal.”

Source : Katherine Dunn (2011). “Geek Love: A Novel”, p.384, Vintage
“How do you say yoo-hoo in Arabic?" "I believe that yoo-hoo could be part of a universal language," Dan said. "Like ow. Or- you're stepping on my foot." "That's universal?" "No, you're stepping on my foot. Ow." Amy moved.”
“In activity we must find our joy as well as glory; and labor, like everything else that is good, is its own reward.”
“I got told so many times I needed a manager. For a long time I resisted, and I finally got one so I can pay my mortgage, and it helped me from becoming a homeless person.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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