"Other animals, in a constant and mostly unmediated relation with their sensory surroundings, think with the whole of their bodies."

-- David Abram

#Animal Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Body Quotes

“Reading makes immigrants of us all. It takes us away from home, but more important, it finds homes for us everywhere.”

Source : Hazel Rochman (1993). “Against Borders: Promoting Books for a Multicultural World”, Chicago : American Library Association
“Many people, including myself, thought of Jobs as an inventor, an Edison-like figure, but he wasn't. I did a documentary on James Brown recently; and, oddly, I found a lot in common between Jobs and Brown. Jobs was also a fantastic performer, put on an extraordinary live show at his product launches, but he could also be ruthless, cruel and totally self-aggrandizing. And just as Brown surrounded himself with the very best musicians, Jobs understood the importance of hiring the absolutely most talented people and knew how crucial they were to the success of what he was trying to do.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“You become what you do. How and what you become depends on environmental influence so you become who you hang around. Raise the standard your peers must meet and you'll raise your expectations of yourself. If your environment is not making you better, change it.”
“A wait-and-see policy may mean waiting until it is too late.”
“I miss him in so many ways, but right now I miss him in the way you always miss someone when you're single among a room full of couples.”
“You only need one good reason to commit to an idea, not four hundred. But if you have four hundred reasons to say yes and one reason to say no, the answer is probably no.”
“The artist should not be satisfied to only play the part of a mirror.”
“He looked down and did something quite out of character for him: he took hold of Shmuel's tiny hand in his and squeezed it tightly. "You're my best friend, Shmuel," he said. "My best friend for life.”

Source : John Boyne (2016). “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, p.329, Random House

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