"Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things became fresh, alive, and honest again through my grandchildren's eyes. Mostly, it retaught me love."

-- Sue Monk Kidd

#Grandma Quotes #Eye Quotes #Grandmother Quotes

“Power must be used, but it must be tempered by soul-searching and the recognition of our human capacity for error. That is the maxim that should inform our approach to every challenge, from reforming state government to engaging in foreign affairs.”
“I agree that special interest sections between Portugal and Indonesia can proceed without me being released.”
“When I start working on an idea, I immediately record without judging it.”
“Fashions are not fashions at all but refashioning; language is not communication but reinvention. They are never in place but on display.”

Source : Dionne Brand (2012). “A Map to the Door of No Return: Notes to Belonging”, p.64, Vintage Canada
“The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers.”
“No matter how strong our resolve, we eventually find ourselves enslaved by the compulsive preference for one particular woman. Youâ€™ve been caught, my friend. You may as well reconcile yourself to it.â€ Nick did not bother trying to deny it. â€œI was going to be so much smarter than you,â€ he muttered. Sir Ross grinned. â€œI prefer to think that intelligence has nothing to do with it. For if a manâ€™s intellect is measured by his ability to remain untouched by love, I would be the greatest idiot alive.”
“There's an assumption by many partners that no matter what happens to their business, they'll be partners forever.”
“I was never encouraged to do it and I played the accordion, which I hated. I wish I had taken piano because I definitely would have written more songs of my own, but I didn't.”

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