"Ireland starts for me with the end of The Dead, which my father read to me from his desk in his basement office in New Albany, Ind."

-- John Jeremiah Sullivan

#Father Quotes #Office Quotes #Ends Quotes

“The biggest challenge of my career has been wanting to do EVERYTHING! I always say I wish I could clone myself so that I could do everything for work and be a full-time mommy at the same time, and I know that so many women feel the same way. It has been a challenge for me to step back, take a moment to breathe, and to accept the fact that I logistically just cannot do everything and be everywhere at the same time.”
“Become one of those people who work hard, invest and build, and at the same time create employment and opportunities for others.”
“The beauty of running is its simplicity; the beauty of runners is that we all have a similar drive to improve. We are either trying to run a personal best, or toeing the line for the first time, which will snowball into a future of trying to run personal bests. We road racers are a tight community of mileage-happy, limit-pushing athletes.”
“Don't kill!... The fly is asking you To save his life By rubbing his hands together”

Source : Issa Kobayashi (1960). “The year of my life”
“No matter how your world falls apart-and honey, that's what happens: we all build ourselves a world, and then it falls apart-but no matter how that happens, you still have the kind heart you've had since you were a child, and that's all that really counts.”

Source : Kate Bornstein (2012). “A Queer and Pleasant Danger: The true story of a nice Jewish boy who joins the Church of Scientology, and leaves twelve years later to become the lovely lady she is today”, p.185, Beacon Press
“Friends are sometimes a big help when they share your feelings. In the context of decisions, the friends who will serve you best are those who understand your feelings but are not overly impressed by them.”
“The biggest emotion in creation is the bridge to optimism.”
“All I've done is give you a book. You have to have the courage to learn what's inside it.”

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