"My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight."

-- Billy Carter

#Mother Quotes #Eight Quotes #Peace Corps Quotes

“A family, like a canoe, must be steered or paddled, or it won't take you where you want to go.”
“What do I think of Pussy Riot actions? The act can be extremely positive if it is an act to call attention to the fact that things in their country are really bad for women, otherwise it is purely a media event that only obfuscates women's struggle.”
“It was as if we were at the heart of a maze. We were overwhelmed by the enormity of the tasks ahead. Mary had given us a bottle of milk and a spoonful of loose tea, and so, unable to decide what to do, we did what all Irish men and women do: we had tea. Suddenly the sun appeared and not for the first or last time we felt it uplifting us and changing everything. It seemed like a holiday.”

Source : Niall Williams, Christine Breen (1989). “O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare”, Soho PressInc
“I will do today that which is of today and pay no heed to the tomorrow; nor waste regrets on that which was yesterday.”
“Directing's the best part. Whenever I've directed something, there's this feeling of demand and focus that I like. And secondly, it means that you've gotten through all the writing stuff, and the producing stuff, and casting, and prep, and all those stages that are seemingly endless. So directing is sort of the reward for all the work you put in before. And then there's the editing, which is another amazing stage of the process. It's incredible the moments you can create.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.”
“Don't let someone who gave up on their dreams talk you out of going after yours.”
“There are going to be a lot of problems with social cohesion. We are already cutting down everything to the bone. Unless there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

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