"Sometimes the briefest moments capture us, force us to take them in, and demand that we live the rest of our lives in reference to them."

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Source : Lucy Grealy (1994). “Autobiography of a Face”, p.89, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Lucy Grealy

#Demand Quotes #Sometimes Quotes #Moments Quotes

“More than by fear of going astray, my hope is that we will be moved by the fear of remaining shut up within structures which give us a false sense of security, within rules which make us harsh judges, within habits which make us feel safe, while at our door people are starving and Jesus does not tire of saying to us: 'Give them something to eat.'”
“The essence of man is imperfection.”
“When you know that something is dying inside you, you learn not to put much trust in the random vitalities of the fleeting moment.”
“I think spectators and fans are very important. Darts players would be nowhere without them.”
“I grew up in Birmingham, where they made useful things and made them well.”
“I may be arrested, I may be tried and thrown into jail, but I never will be silent.”
“Science contributes moral as well as material blessings to the world. Its great moral contribution is objectivity, or the scientific point of view. This means doubting everything except facts; it means hewing to the facts, let the chips fall where they may.”
“Listen, involve, synergize at work. Then you will bury the old and create an entirely new winning culture which will unleash people's talents and create complementary teams where strengths are made productive and weakness are made irrelevant through the strengths of others.”

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