"I think of how perhaps the best way to fly would be with hands full of earth, so you always remember where you came from."

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Ally Condie

#Thinking Quotes #Hands Quotes #Would Be Quotes

“I consider a good reputation is a great part of the human happiness. Some people, if they are very, very rich can permit themselves certain negligence to their reputations.”

Source : "Ari: Life and Times of Aristotle Socrates Onassis". Book by Peter Evans, 1978.
“The facts didn't matter. Their stories mattered, and each of their stories belonged to each of them alone.”

Source : Elizabeth Strout (2013). “The Burgess Boys”, p.268, Simon and Schuster
“The human rights community has focused very narrowly on political and civil rights for many decades, and with reason, but now we have to ask how can we broaden the view.”
“Set up your study or picture in an orderly fashion. This order should not cramp either the linearist or the colorist... Never lose sight of that first impression by which you were moved.”
“For me, getting older doesnt mean throwing away a favourite-coloured lipstick or a fabulous pair of boots; instead, its about harnessing all the great things I have learnt over the years about what does and doesnt suit me, and enjoying the way in which cleverly selected outfits can enhance the nice bits.”
“In my family in particular, I think, there was a sense we have to work twice as hard.”
“The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world.”
“We see a world of abundance, not limits. In the midst of a great deal of talk about reducing the human ecological footprint, we offer a different vision. What if humans designed products and systems that celebrate an abundance of human creativity, culture, and productivity? That are so intelligent and safe, our species leaves an ecological footprint to delight in, not lament?”

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