"I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young."

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Source : "'Silver Sparrow,' Tayari Jones' Tale Of Secret Sisters". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. May 19, 2011.

Tayari Jones

#Girl Quotes #Kind Quotes #Invisible Quotes

“A person does not show his actions to the creation except due to his ignorance of the Greatness of the Creator.”
“We do learn something about ourselves when we are up against the wall, and we do most certainly come out stronger.”
“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk.”
“Nothing is less predictable than the development of an active scientific field.”
“Anything worth doing well is worth doing slowly...”
“Picture yourself five years from now. Where do you want to be? Remember that. Every day. That's how you'll get there.”
“Danish studies of 10,000 birds killed revealed that almost all died in collisions with buildings, cars and wires; only 10 were killed by windmills. Alternative energy sources are absolutely necessary. Global warming will kill birds and bats, as well as other species, in much greater numbers than wind power.”
“For me, it's not about sacking the quarterback. It's about changing the course of the game. It's causing a crucial fumble at a crucial time. It's making a tackle for a loss when the opposing team needs to gain one or two yards for the first down. I look at myself as a sudden-impact player.”

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