"I had repeatedly accepted inappropriate burdens, stepping in to do what needed to be done. In retrospect, I think I carried them well, but the cost was that I was chronically overloaded, weary, and short of time for politicking, smoothing ruffled feathers, and simply resting."

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Source : Mary Catherine Bateson (2001). “Composing a Life”, p.205, Grove Press

Mary Catherine Bateson

#Thinking Quotes #Cost Quotes #Done Quotes

“The whole aspect of the universe changes with this new conception. The idea of force governing the world, of pre-established law, preconceived harmony, disappears to make room for the harmony that Fourier had caught a glimpse of: the one which results from the disorderly and incoherent movements of numberless hosts of matter, each of which goes its own way and all of which hold each other in equilibrium.”
“We are many, but are we much?”
“The bondage of the Negro brought captive from Africa is one of the greatest dramas in history, and the writer who merely sees in that ordeal something to approve or condemn fails to understand the evolution of the human race.”
“It's very selfish when I write. I'm not aware, ever, of writing for another person; I'm not even really aware of writing for myself.”
“The effort of learning. It's the same when you approach any new skill or technique, from a dance step to driving a car. The effort of learning stops you, at first, from doing it well.”
“I love film and I love sitcoms, and I was one of those kids that would just go to the movies on the weekend and spend my whole weekend watching all of the movies.”

Source : "Next Factor Q&A: 'Think Like A Man' Star Terrence J". Interview with Jade Leach, www.mtv.com. April 23, 2012.
“Once you become an owner of a team, you get so much more into the sport and you can't help it. So I really love NFL football now to the degree of following it much more than I did previously.”
“It's always surprised me that the most successful and really amazing shows are also the happiest environments, and very welcoming.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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