"I don't know why some people have children at all if they know that they can only take a few weeks off work."

-- Mem Fox

#Children Quotes #People Quotes #Week Quotes

“A sad truth of human nature is that it is hard to care for people when they are abstractions, hard to care when it is not you or somebody close to you. Unless the world community can stop finding ways to dither in the face of this monstrous threat to humanity those words Never Again will persist in being one of the most abused phrases in the English language and one of the greatest lies of our time.”

Source : Paul Rusesabagina, Tom Zoellner (2006). “An Ordinary Man: An Autobiography”, p.206, Penguin
“You know, if you need 100 rounds to kill a deer, maybe hunting isn't your sport.”
“If I wish to compose or write or pray or preach well, I must be angry. Then all the blood in my veins is stirred, and my understanding is sharpened.”
“I believe in using the entire piano as a single instrument capable of expressing every possible musical idea.”
“You have to have confidence in who you are, because you never know who's depending on you.”
“The star shines for everyone in the world, but in reality, it itself is surrounded in darkness.”
“Something precious is lost if we rush headlong into the details of life without pausing for a moment to pay homage to the mystery of life and the gift of another day.”

Source : Kent Nerburn (2010). “Small Graces: The Quiet Gifts of Everyday Life”, p.18, New World Library
“Luckily, I haven't been offered any $300 million movies that I hate. So I'm not in that predicament just yet.”

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