"We all lead more pedestrian lives than we think we do. The boiling of an egg is sometimes more important than the boiling of a love affair in the end."

-- Lillian Hellman

#Thinking Quotes #Eggs Quotes #Important Quotes

“Obviously, the only reason I'm where I am is because God has gifted me and He has seen fit to put me where I am. I have to honor that by using my influence and my status on the team and in the game of baseball for good and to His purpose.”

Source : "A conversation with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“It gradually dawned upon me that there was no one more difficult to please than my mother.”
“I think it's really important for my daughter to see her parents being physically fit and for that to be a part of her life. The examples we set for her will stay with her the rest of her life.”
“Play is older than culture, for culture, however inadequately defined, always presupposes human society, and animals have not waited for man to teach them their playing.”

Source : Johan Huizinga (1949). “Homo Ludens”, p.1, Taylor & Francis
“Knowing this to be a worthless life to live, why do I keep living on? Because this life contains something called beauty7.”
“Ill never forget Hurricane Katrina - the mix of a natural and a man-made catastrophe that resulted in the death of over 1,500 of our neighbors. Millions of folks were marked by the tragedy.”
“People don't really think other people are the same.”
“Children do not need superhuman, perfect parents. They have always managed with good enough parents: the parents they happened to have.”

Source : Penelope Leach (1989). “Your baby & child: from birth to age five”, Alfred A. Knopf

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