"There is often grace in silence. But there is always power in understanding."

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Source : Michele Norris (2010). “The Grace of Silence: A Memoir”, p.169, Vintage

Michele Norris

#Silence Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Grace Quotes

“Dampier is soft. Quote it, underline it, tape it and send it to him.”
“I didn't say 'former president,' I said 'president,' and I have the constitutional rights according to the constitution, including immunity from prosecution.”
“The script is like music to me. I approach it like it's a musical piece and I hear how it's supposed to sound when people say the words. There's rhythms and there's intonations and things, and so, when somebody comes in and hits the notes that I hear, I go okay. Or, they come close enough, and then I'll say "Well how about you try it like this?" and if they have a good ear and they can pick it up, then I think okay, they've got it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“It calmed me down to see that most of the time no-one gets the scene on the first take.”
“I read Pushing the Limit and Dare You To by Katie McGarry. Fantastic stuff. I had never read young adult before, but now Im a believer.”

Source : "Interview: Lori Foster, 'Bare It All'". Interview with Joyce Lamb, happyeverafter.usatoday.com. May 1, 2013.
“A truly poetic canvas is an awakened dream.”
“I was interested in the question of the power of religious organizations to effect public policy in a negative way. When I was in college, and I found out at that time the Catholic Church was in such control of everything in communities, including in progressive places like New York - that a roommate of mine was not able to obtain an abortion with his girlfriend, even in places like New York. What I learned at that moment was the extraordinary clout that religious organizations can have to impose their theological views on others. And I found it exasperating and dangerous.”

Source : Source: www.christianpost.com
“Synergy is the highest activity of life; it creates new untapped alternatives; it values and exploits the mental, emotional, and psychological differences between people.”

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