"One of his greatest talents was empathy; no ***** can aspire to perfection without that diagnostic ability."

-- Vernor Vinge

#Perfection Quotes #Empathy Quotes #Talent Quotes

“intelligence is intuitive you needn't learn to love unless you've been taught to fear and hate”

Source : Saul Williams (2009). “, said the shotgun to the head.”, p.121, Simon and Schuster
“Women's voices aren't heard often enough. Congress should reflect the population, but with only 20 percent women in the Senate and 18 percent in the House, it just doesn't.”

Source : "Meet Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (and Take Her Work Advice)". Interview with Cindi Leive, www.glamour.com. March 11, 2014.
“My mum made a conscious decision not to teach me any Indian languages so I wouldn't talk with an accent.”

Source : "I was seen as either a junkie or a drunk" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. February 5, 2008.
“Meet me inside the Edge of the Icepack penguin enclosure in at four fifteen" she says, sounding just like Kim Possible. If Kim Possible ever asked people to meet her inside a penguin enclosures.”
“I love stories and acting is a way to tell stories. Everyone assumes I've done it my whole life.”
“To be denied was like getting shut out of a Public Park.”
“Would you like an adventure now, or would like to have your tea first?”

Source : "Peter Pan: Top 100 Classic Novels".
“Busyness kills more Christians than bullets.”

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