"By nature, human beings search for ways to make sense and meaning out of their lives and their world. One way that we make meaning is through the telling of our stories. Stories connect us, teach us, and warn us never to forget."

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Source : "Faculty Interview: Susan Campbell Bartoletti". www.highlightsfoundation.org.

Susan Campbell Bartoletti

#World Quotes #Way Quotes #Stories Quotes

“In video you are starting with nothing but a black screen. There's no game there. With pinball you at least start with that basic concept, but not with video. The challenge of going from no game to something today is only different because you have to create something so damn fun people will pay $1.00 every two minutes to play it.”
“Books make great gifts because they're everybody's favorite things.”
“The intellectual process must be stirred. A feeling for knowledge for its own sake must be engendered. Learning will then be an exciting adventure which few can escape, nor will many wish to. And it will bring the spirit to a great awakening which can likely last a lifetime.”
“I am trying to create awareness of the true concept of democracy.”
“Hippy people had a hopeful idea of what they wanted the world to be like, then most of them changed into corporate Yuppies. But I still have that hippy thing underneath somewhere.”
“You really have to act your pants off to stay alive. I thrive on that; I rise to the occasion of the circumstances.”
“The French were always masters at mid-range. And I like the attitude.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.”

Source : "Chris Messina Doesn’t Play Favorites". Interview with Maggie Lange, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 20, 2012.

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