"I've always said, 'I am a selector, I am not defector' - the first few phrases in English I learned. I said I hate 'defector'; something defective about the people. It's a bad word."

-- Mikhail Baryshnikov

#Hate Quotes #People Quotes #Phrases Quotes

“What the ocean was to the child, the Periodic Table is to the chemist.”

Source : Nobel lecture, 2001.
“When we win, I'm so happy I eat a lot. When we lose, I'm so depressed, I eat a lot. When we're rained out, I'm so disappointed I eat a lot.”
“I think in every country that there is at least one executive who is scared of going crazy.”
“I'm a member of the Pacific Council on International Policy.”

Source : "Q&A with Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa". Interview with Kris Kitto, thehill.com. October 18, 2011.
“If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone.”

Source : Dan B. Allender (2011). “Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness”, p.172, WaterBrook
“I believe God has heard my prayers. He will make it manifest in His own good time that He has heard me. I have recorded my petitions that when God has answered them, His name will be glorified.”
“There is, however, a moral basis for the vegetarian diet for which the indeterminate value of an animal's life takes on irrelevance. And that moral basis is a concern for the environment, a value as absolute as the value we all place on human life, since humanity will not survive for long on a poisoned planet. To be an environmentalist who happens to eat meat is like being a philanthropist who doesn't happen to give to charity.”
“Don't try to 'fix' the child's boredom - rather, let the child find his or her inner resources.”

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