"My age, my inclinations, are no longer what they were."

“All this new stuff goes on top turn it over, turn it over wait and water down from the dark bottom turn it inside out let it spread through Sift down even. Watch it sprout. A mind like compost.”
“Communication is an offering. When you tell someone your truth, you must release your expectation of what the other person should do with it. They may thank you profusely, love you forever, argue with you, or ignore you. It doesn't matter. Of course we hope the gift will be received with appreciation and thanks. But if it isn't we must not dictate. We've done our part, and we must trust the universe to do the rest.”
“My folks are economists and have taught economics and social science so I grew up with those kind of conversations around the dinner table.”

Source : Interview with Evan Narcisse, www.ifc.com. September 30, 2010.
“Stop thinking schoolishly. Stop acting teacherishly. Stop talking about learning as though it's separate from life.”
“There are good leaders who actively guide and bad leaders who actively misguide. Hence, leadership is about persuasion, presentation and people skills.”
“Feast of the Holy Innocents The most thrilling thing you can ever do is win someone to Christ. And it's contagious. Once you do it, you don't want to stop.”
“Ah! Those strange people who have the courage to be unhappy! Are they unhappy, by the way?”

Source : Alice James (1934). “Her Brothers Her Journal”
“Zac Efron would make us feel guilty for eating big dinners. He'd say, 'Do you really want to eat those carbs?' It was like, 'Thanks a lot!'”

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