"My family had a lot of characteristics - achievements, ambitions, talents, expectations - that all seemed to be recessive in me."

-- Susanna Kaysen

#Ambition Quotes #Expectations Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“Innovation- any new idea-by definition will not be accepted at first. It takes repeated attempts, endless demonstrations, monotonous rehearsals before innovation can be accepted and internalized by an organization. This requires courageous patience.”
“The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was indeed a vital instrument of democracy, ensuring the integrity and reliability of a democratic process that we as a Country hold so dear.”
“I'm so sick and tired of people in the media telling us that because of the war, sports aren't important. Fans need sports. We'd have only crime and war to watch on TV if not for sports.”
“Are you willing to go the extra mile in this new year to know God?”
“The essence of metaphor is understanding and experiencing one kind of thing in terms of another.”

Source : George Lakoff, Mark Johnson (2008). “Metaphors We Live By”, p.5, University of Chicago Press
“If we flaunt our wealth, we make enemies of people who have only their inner strength to get them through. And those are the people I want on my side.”
“You cant get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.”
“Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content to follow the action with tenderness and interest, all passion spent. Â Rather than surrender to the story or the characters - as a good first reader ought - we can now look at how the book works, and instead of swooning over it like a besotted lover begin to appreciate its intricacy and craftmanship. Â Surprisingly, such dissection doesn't murder the experience. Â Just the opposite: Only then does a work of art fully live.”

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