"They would grow up grappling with ways of living with what happened. They would try to tell themselves that in terms of geological time it was an insignificant event. Just a blink of the Earth Woman's eye. That Worse Things had happened. That Worse Things kept happening. But they would find no comfort in the thought."

-- Arundhati Roy

#Growing Up Quotes #Eye Quotes #Trying Quotes

“The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself.”

Source : "Paralysis in a Risk-Free Society" by Henry Fairlie, www.washingtonpost.com. July 22, 1979.
“The answers to our prayers may not come dramatically, but we must find quiet moments to seek greater light and truth. And when we receive it, it is our responsibility to live it, to share it, and to defend it.”
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
“Rules with an iron fist, but sometimes in that fist is a rose.”

Source : "SXSW: Mindy Kaling Teaches Us 10 Things About Running a TV Show" by Ben Travers, www.indiewire.com. March 13, 2014.
“If you spend more than 13 minutes analyzing economic and market forecasts, you've wasted 10 minutes”
“When everyone else says you can't, determination says,'YES YOU CAN.'”
“I like people. Humanity. My family is a part of my work. They contribute throughout the process with critiques, advice, opinions, etc.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“Appearances do not deceive if there are enough of them.”

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