"However gifted an individual is at the outset, if his or her talents cannot be developed because of his or her social condition, because of the surrounding circumstances, these talents will be still-born."

-- Simone de Beauvoir

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“I'm learning as I go. The music has drawn me out of my shell. It's made me open my door a little more and be able to look at people in the eye.”

Source : Source: www.nbcnews.com
“I never forget my old days and I never fly too high I have my feet fixed firmly on the ground!”
“The things you get fired for when youâ€™re young are the same things that you get lifetime achievement awards for when youâ€™re old.”
“Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.”

Source : Alberto Manguel (2011). “A Reading Diary”, p.66, Vintage Canada
“Strategy is something that emerges from reality, while tactics might be chosen.”
“If you throw one stone, itâ€™s a punishable offence. If 1,000 stones are thrown, itâ€™s political action. If you set a car on fire, itâ€™s a punishable offence. If hundreds of cars are set on fire, itâ€™s political action. Protest is when I say I donâ€™t agree with something. Resistance is when I ensure that things with which I disagree no longer take place.”
“Thinking isn't something you think about. It comes naturally. Thinking involves many things. It involves being an observer. It involves analyzing things, taking in what's around you in the world and finding how to make it inspire your work or turn it into a lesson to teach your children; it's paying attention to details. That's what thinking is: processing.”
“If you had to work 14 hour days, Mondays to Fridays, then you have to keep Saturdays and Sundays sacred.”

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