"Children live in the same world we do. To kid ourselves that we can shelter them from it isn't just naive it's a vanity."

-- Lionel Shriver

#Children Quotes #Kids Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“People recognize something's going to happen, and they'd better get ready.”
“True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you.”

Source : David Niven (2007). “Simple secrets of success: what scientists have learned and how you can use it”
“We are more often treacherous through weakness than through calculation.”
“If people can write to each other across space, why can they not write across time too?”

Source : Ahdaf Soueif (2012). “The Map of Love”, p.324, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Forget conventionalisms; forget what the world thinks of you stepping out of your place; think your best thoughts, speak your best words, work your best works, looking to your own conscience for approval.”
“Pressure hulls collapse at the speed of sound. Once that starts, you're inside your own little imploding atomic bomb, and you're gone.”
“Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
“Traveling changed my personality and gave me ability to do the music I do and to think in a certain way that everything can be possible.”

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