"When I was alone, I lived on eggplant, the stove top cook's strongest ally...."

-- Laurie Colwin

#Eggplant Quotes #Vegetables Quotes #Allies Quotes

“I think that notion of being a seeker, somebody who never felt totally fulfilled, but was always passionate about the search, that comes from the background, probably.”
“I always did something I was a little not ready to do. I think that's how you grow. When there's that moment of 'Wow, I'm not really sure I can do this,' and you push through those moments, that's when you have a breakthrough.”

Source : "Google's Marissa Mayer: Passion is a gender-neutralizing force" by Felicia Taylor, edition.cnn.com. April 5, 2012.
“You can never have a thousand percent batting average on jokes - it's just never going to happen.”
“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”

Source : Erin Morgenstern (2016). “The Night Circus”, p.30, Random House
“I believe that if you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you will hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience. This is the sure way to win victories over inner defeat. It is the way a humble person meets life or death.”
“The universe is contained within us, and what we experience externally is only a reflection.”
“I don't really know why I'm not thinner than I am.”
“I believe one of the requirements of good leadership is the ability to listen - really listen - to those in your organization. An effective leader is very good at listening, and it's difficult to listen when you are talking.”

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