"Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you must prepare, you can't do it. You don't know how."

-- Chris Hadfield

#Teacher Quotes #Preparation Quotes #Finding Yourself Quotes

“A blessed thing it is for any man or woman to have a friend, one human soul whom we can trust utterly, who knows the best and worst of us, and who loves us in spite of all our faults.”

Source : Charles Kingsley (2008). “Daily Thoughts (EasyRead Comfort Edition)”, p.47, ReadHowYouWant.com
“...tell them that we have some good in us, too. And the only thing worth living for is the good. Thatâ€™s why weâ€™ve got to make sure we pass it on.”
“If I knew me as somebody else, I would hate me just as much. Why have a double standard?”

Source : David Wong (2009). “John Dies at the End”, p.359, Macmillan
“She's not impressed by your fancy car. She got a body so she's snotty and she don't care who you are. So don't get mad and dis her reputation Callin' her a floozy, any conversation. Mad grammar, backstabber, girls they wanna be her. But like Stevie Wonder, none of y'all can see her!”
“I've got a job to do, and I'm going to be judged upon whether or not the world is more peaceful and whether or not America is more prosperous and more compassionate.”
“I believe more in the scissors than I do in the pencil.”
“Cooking creates a sense of well-being for yourself and the people you love and brings beauty and meaning to everyday life. And all it requires is common sense â€“ the common sense to eat seasonally, to know where your food comes from, to support and buy from local farmers and producers who are good stewards of our natural resources.”

Source : Alice Waters (2010). “In the Green Kitchen: Techniques to Learn by Heart”, p.10, Clarkson Potter
“There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.”

Source : Interview with Peter Brant II, www.interviewmagazine.com. October 23, 2011.

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