"The essence of our whole path is in that place of discomfort, and what do we do with it?"

-- Pema Chodron

#Essence Quotes #Path Quotes #Discomfort Quotes

“I've... learned that it's a hell of a lot easier to just build something than to try to convince somebody who doesn't believe it's possible.”
“I was aiming for the cooks that I've talked to by teaching an online course and by traveling, listening to people who are really busy and harried but want to be cooking.”
“I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to be friend to Arabs, because nowadays those who have ambitions and interests would not befriend Arab.”
“When I evaluate a candidate, one of the most important criteria is what I call â€œthe first derivative.â€ Is this person learning? Is this candidate moving forward, or have they stagnated.”

Source : Eric Sink (2006). “Eric Sink on the Business of Software”, p.103, Apress
“Galactica has infinite possibilities. In fact, my character may be abnormal in the sense that she may be more independent than most of the women in classic space adventures.”
“As participants in a mobile culture, our default is to move. God embraces our broken world, and I have no doubt that God can use our movement for good. But I am convinced that we lose something essential to our existence as creatures if we do not recognize our fundamental need for stability. Trees can be transplanted, often with magnificent results. But their default is to stay.”
“I love you. And I want you, too. But. However. Unfortunately ...”
“Clever is as clever does.”

Source : Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi (2013). “Lucinda's Secret”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

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