"Do you understand how amazing it is to hear that from an adult? Do you know how amazing it is to hear that from anybody? It's one of the simplest sentences in the world, just four words, but they're the four hugest words in the world when they're put together. You can do it."

-- Sherman Alexie

#Together Quotes #World Quotes #Four Quotes

“Some people like to garden, some people like motorcycle riding... my hobby is winning.”
“The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs.”

Source : "Credit where it's due" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2006.
“In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn't trying to kill herself. Bella's all about the extreme sports these days." I flushed and turned my eyes straight ahead, looking after the dark shadow that I could no longer see. I could imagine what he was hearing in Alice's thoughts now. Near-drowings, stalking vampires, werewolf friends . . . "Hm," Edward said curtly, and the casual tone of his voice was gone.”
“Amid life's quests, there seems but worthy one: to do men good.”
“One could not be a successful scientist without realizing that, a goodly number of scientists are not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.”
“Excellence isn't an act, it's a habit”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 28, 2016
“Lord, make me a blessing to someone today”

Source : Jan Karon (2006). “The Mitford Bedside Companion: A Treasury of Favorite Mitford Moments, Author Reflections on the Bestselling Se lling Series, and More. Much More.”, p.160, Penguin
“When you look at Steven Meisel's pictures and you see girls rolling around in mud or cars are blowing up? It takes a tremendous amount of courage to be able to do that. I think you have to be malleable, and that's what makes a truly great model. It's not the perfect lip or the perfect face, it's your own ability to take on a character and that's, I think, something there's a misconception about.”

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