"The world should not be organized to require heroines, and when one is required but fails to appear, we should not judge."

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Source : Ann-Marie MacDonald (2011). “Fall On Your Knees”, p.296, Simon and Schuster

Ann-Marie MacDonald

#Judging Quotes #World Quotes #Failing Quotes

“People who have fabulous childhoods have this sense that nothing is ever going to be that good again. With me, I have the sense that nothing is going to be that bad.”
“It's the honest point of view of an artist: You have to please.I'd like viewers to come away from my films unsure whether they've understood them. I want to leave them wondering.”
“I like seeing things that you don't normally see. Black people are so diverse, we do so many things, we have given so much to this world - and we are constantly giving.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“Evil borders upon good, and vices are confounded with virtues; as the report of good qualities is delightful to a well-disposed mind, so the relation of the contrary should not be offensive.”
“What can an eternity of damnation matter to someone who has felt, if only for a second, the infinity of delight?”
“Tell a thousand people to draft a letter, let them debate every phrase, and see how long it takes and what you get.”
“I'm a lapsed Buddhist like I'm a lapsed Catholic. I take it to a point.”

Source : Interview by Christopher Kompanek, www.avclub.com. March 23, 2012.
“The most direct and enduring way to reach the mind and imagination of the learner is through the mind, imagination and character of the outstanding teacher.”

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