"Anybody can hear - it takes brains to listen."

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Source : Joanne Greenberg (1985). “Rites of Passage”, Henry Holt & Company

Joanne Greenberg

#Brain Quotes #Listening Quotes

“If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.”
“The great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial and military look but the great gift still has to come from Africa - giving the world a more human face.”
“I could almost feel him near me, the way you can feel a fire's presence in a cold room.”
“I want to design dresses for the purposeful woman. Women who have passion - whether that be work - or something outside of work.”
“The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The greatest medicine is a true friend.”

Source : Sir William Temple, Jonathan Swift, Lady Martha Giffard (1740). “The life and character of Sir William Temple, written by a particular friend [his sister Lady Giffard] Observations upon the United provinces of the Netherlands. Miscellanea. Memoirs, the third part, from the peace concluded 1679 to the time of the author's retirement from publick business. Memoirs of what past in Christendom from the war begun 1672, to the peace concluded 1679”, p.309
“Man is made to adore and to obey: but if you will not command him, if you give him nothing to worship, he will fashion his own divinities, and find a chieftain in his own passions.”
“It's too easy to get swept up; doing things because the opportunities are there, not because we're burning to do them.”

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