"When I grew up, you needed to have straight hair. It's symbolic of needing to be like everyone else, needing to look like everyone else. And what that meant was looking like the dominant ruling class in America."

-- Anne Roiphe

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“A child has no trouble believing the unbelievable, nor does the genius or the madman. Itâ€™s only you and I, with our big brains and our tiny hearts, who doubt and overthink and hesitate.”

Source : "Do the Work: Overcome Resistance and Get Out of Your Own Way". Book by Steven Pressfield, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 20, 2011.
“on Broadway money rules. Like a host of vultures, the ticket brokers, the speculators, the craft unions, the agents, the backers, the real estate owners move in on the creative body and take their bite. The world of dreams breathes in an iron lung; and without this mechanical pumping it dies.”
“I had dreams of catching the ball for the final out in the World Series and being mobbed by my teammates. Well, I guess all my dreams didn't come true.”
“As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures are the ones you can actually convince someone to implement.”

Source : Interview with Erin Malone, October 27, 2002.
“We get what we focus on consistently.”

Source : "Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ". Ensign magazine, May 2009.
“Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases.”

Source : Manfred von Richthofen (2009). “The Red Baron”, p.118, BoD – Books on Demand
“My pitching philosophy is simple - keep the ball way from the bat.”
“I think the greatest thing we give each other is encouragement...knowing that I'm talking to someone in this mentoring relationship who's interested in the big idea here is very, very important to me. I think if it were just about helping me get to the next step, it would be a heck of a lot less interesting.”

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