"I'm intrigued that the same letters from the alphabet are used in the word silent and in the word listen. Perhaps it's evidence that the most important part of listening involves remaining silent."

-- Robert Herjavec

#Listening Quotes #Important Quotes #Letters Quotes

“Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.”

Source : Jay Asher (2011). “Thirteen Reasons Why”, p.89, Penguin
“The visions we offer our children shape the future. It _matters_ what those visions are. Often they become self-fulfilling prophecies. Dreams are maps.”
“The best memorial for a mighty man is to gain honor ere death.”
“There is the general belief that the corporation income tax is a tax on the "rich" and on the "fat cats." But with pension funds owning 30% of American large business-and soon to own 50%-the corporation income tax, in effect, eases the load on those in top income brackets and penalizes the beneficiaries of pension funds.”
“I also swim four to five times a week, and once you get rolling into a rhythm of breathing and movement, your mind can truly untether, which I find so refreshing.”
“The 'We Have Overcome' generation has run out of intellectual creativity but refuses to leave the political stage.”

Source : "Manning Marable obituary" by Michael Carlson, www.theguardian.com. April 4, 2011.
“It is easier to gnaw through bone. Than the hide of the heart.”

Source : Diane Glancy (1991). “Lone Dog's Winter Count”
“I think that if you want help from somebody, you ask. You ask not expecting anyone to give it to you, unless it is a friend or a loved one with whom you should have those expectations, because friends should help friends. Even so, when I ask friends for blurbs or for endorsements or instructions, I always leave room for the fact that they're probably busy and have a million more things to do in their day than give me Ryan Gosling's phone number. Which I've never asked for, just by way of casual example.”

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