"Perhaps the biggest myth about cynicism is that it deepens with age. I think what really happens is that experience painfully rips away layers of scales from our eyes, and so we do indeed become more cynical about many of the things we naively accepted when younger."

-- Julian Baggini

#Rip Quotes #Eye Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I see, but cannot reach, the height That lies forever in the light.”
“It takes practice to hear your true desires. Your passion will often come as a whisper or serendipitous event that reminds you of what's important and what makes you happy.”
“I came from Canada when I was about 10 years old, and our family settled in Cleveland, Ohio.”
“I'm not terribly focused on whether I even could ever become the Leader of the Liberal Party or the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party in the future.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Leaders understand the ultimate power of relationships.”
“Small mistakes tend to lead to large ones. Ours is a lifetime appoinment, and all you have is your reputation. Once it's gone, it doesn't comeback.”

Source : David Baldacci (2009). “The Simple Truth”, p.28, Pan Macmillan
“Some of the players are known as scorers or assists. I guess what I am known as being is an ironwoman.”
“Success is not like a cake that needs to be divided. It's more like a heap of stones - a cairn. If someone is successful, they add a stone to the cairn. It gets very high and can be seen from all over the world. That's how I see it.”

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