"You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F."

-- Quincy Jones

“People are always going to say stupid things, and you're always going to be able to make jokes about that, but it should be the last thing you add in, because it's the easiest thing.”

Source : "John Oliver: a very British coup". Interview with Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. June 7, 2013.
“Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom.”
“Before computers, telephone lines and television connect us, we all share the same air, the same oceans, the same mountains and rivers. We are all equally responsible for protecting them”
“Sometimes I worry more about losing weight than gaining weight, because this is how people know and accept me.”
“I did not want windows, only skylights. I chose my painting wall as it has the best morning light.”
“Photography deals exquisitely with appearances, but nothing is what it appears to be.”
“You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.”
“Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.”

Source : Stephen R. Covey (2013). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change”, p.276, Simon and Schuster

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