"You are more likely to learn something by finding surprises in your own behavior than by hearing surprising facts about people in general."

-- Daniel Kahneman

#People Quotes #Hearing Quotes #Facts Quotes

“The Universe doesn't like secrets. It conspires to reveal the truth, to lead you to it.”

Source : Lisa Unger (2010). “Four Thrillers by Lisa Unger: Beautiful Lies, Sliver of Truth, Black Out, Die for You”, p.441, Crown
“With every gig we have to prove ourselves better than the night before.”
“We Floridians have always assumed an arrogant mastery over our natural environment. And we have always presumed ourselves capable of obliging the water that is all around us to behave itself.”
“For black politicians, civil rights organizations and white liberals to support the racist practices of the University of Michigan amounts to no less than a gross betrayal of the civil rights principles of our historic struggle from slavery to the final guarantee of constitutional rights to all Americans. Indeed, it was practices like those of the University of Michigan, but against blacks, that were the focal point of much of the civil rights movement.”
“I grew up at my grandmother's house, and she had a beautiful garden. I used to hate mowing the lawn and weeding, which is what you do when you're a kid. I loathe gardening, but I love gardens, and I have two beautiful gardens.”
“The opportunities of the twenty-first century make those of us who care about cities feel like kids in a candy store: How will cities survive and lead the way in the transformation required to combat global warming? Resilient Cities gives us a road map for this epic journey upon which we are embarking.”
“I feel like any single woman of color who's been onstage has a Shakespeare monologue in her back pocket, and a monologue from 'For Colored Girls.' It's just part of what you should have, as a woman of color.”
“To read is to cover one's face. And to write is to show it.”

Source : Alejandro Zambra (2013). “Ways of Going Home”, p.33, Granta Books

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