"Criticism does not disturb me, for I am my own severest critic. Always in my playing I strive to surpass myself, and it is this constant struggle that makes music fascinating to me."

-- Jascha Heifetz

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“Quentin Tarantino is here, star of all my sexual nightmares.”
“Faith is accepting what makes no sense, what we cannot prove, but know down deep in our souls is real.”

Source : Megan McCafferty (2011). “Bumped”, p.225, Random House
“I think everyone's dream is to be an actress, but I never really thought it was going to happen. Now that it's happening, it's incredible. I do a lot of other things, too. I'm not stuck in this little world. I'm aware that we're in the middle of an economic crisis in the U.S. There's a lot going on in the world, and I'm really happy and excited about what I have and I don't take it for granted. I'm pretty lucky.”
“It's extremely important that, as writers, we give a voice to those who don't have voices, including the other animals that we share the planet with and the places that are endangered or being lost.”

Source : Nashville Review Interview, as.vanderbilt.edu. December 1, 2012.
“The costs savings was a big win, but now we also have a schedule of events and are clearly aware of when our contracts begin and end...we are much more strategic about how we source now.”
“You can tell the real Christians by their acts. They are the ones serving, the ones loving, the ones sharing whatever they have. They are withholding judgment, offering compassion, being that light they want to see in the world. They are the hands and the feet of God on earth, vessels of holiness, chalices of generosity. The next time someone calls himself a Christian, look for these qualities for the living proof.”

Source : "Republicans and the Christian Vote" by Jan Phillips, www.huffingtonpost.com. Februuary 19, 2012.
“To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.”
“I want to make them [American Indians] live forever. It's such a big dream I can't see it all.”

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