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"It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children."

"It's a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children."

Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian Author

Family, Children, First, Parents

143

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

"A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety."

Aesop, Greek Author

Contentment, Peace, Anxiety

143

"Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers."

"Our people, though capable of strong and durable feeling, were not demonstrative in their affection at any time, least of all in the presence of guests or strangers."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Time, People, Affection, Feeling

143

"I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer."

"I have an editor in my head, that's why I can't read Harry Potter, because Rowling is such a lousy writer."

Colleen McCullough, Australian Author

Writing, Writer

142

"Factions are a sign of illness in a party."

"Factions are a sign of illness in a party."

Ernest Mandel, Belgian Author

Unity, Illness, Party

142

"Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world."

"Wise is he who enjoys the show offered by the world."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

141

"Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be."

"Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be."

Abraham Cahan, Lithuanian Author

141

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."

"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."

Tony Robbins, American Author

Motivational, Goals, First

141

"Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen."

"Grief has limits, whereas apprehension has none. For we grieve only for what we know has happened, but we fear all that possibly may happen."

Pliny the Elder, Roman Author

Fear, Grief, Limits, May

141

"Personal Branding is the combination of one's skills and talents to produce value for people that creates an impression, a perception and reputation in the mind of others."

"Personal Branding is the combination of one's skills and talents to produce value for people that creates an impression, a perception and reputation in the mind of others."

Bernard Kelvin Clive, Ghanaian Author

Business, Branding, Skill, Values, Reputation

140

"You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city."

"You have all these people in the city and everything has become centralized. If you live outside the city and you need a birth certificate or some official paper from the government, you have to travel to the city."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

Travel, Government, People

139

"The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind."

"The red man divided mind into two parts, - the spiritual mind and the physical mind."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Man, Mind, Spiritual

139

"There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness."

"There is a frustration too, that at moments when there's not a coup, when there are not people in the streets, that the country disappears from people's consciousness."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

People, Consciousness, Country, Frustration

139

"The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!"

"The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!"

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

137

"You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results."

"You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results."

Mike Hawkins, American Author

Action, Actions, Results

137

"Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent."

"Western civilization, unfortunately, does not link knowledge and morality but rather, it connects knowledge and power and makes them equivalent."

Vine Deloria, Jr., Sioux Author

Power, Morality, Civilization, Knowledge

136

"I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood."

"I started writing movie scripts. They excited me a lot, but I didn't like them when they were finished because they were simple copies of the films I saw in childhood."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Family, Childhood, Writing

136

"I'm a writer first and a woman after."

"I'm a writer first and a woman after."

Katherine Mansfield, New Zealander Author

Identity, First, Woman, Writer, Newzealander

135

"Your strategy for success must constantly move, change, and evolve."

"Your strategy for success must constantly move, change, and evolve."

Ziad K. Abdelnour, Lebanese Author

Strategy, Change, Success, Evolution

135

"To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness."

"To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself into a victim. When you speak out, you are in your power. So change the situation by taking action or by speaking out if necessary or possible; leave the situation or accept it. All else is madness."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Acceptance, Complaining, Power, Change

135

"Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made."

"Hope cannot be said to exist, nor can it be said not to exist. It is just like roads across the earth. For actually the earth had no roads to begin with, but when many men pass one way, a road is made."

Lu Hsun, Chinese Author

Men, Hope, Earth, Road

134

"Without Hitler, the State of Israel probably would not exist today. To that extent he was probably the Jews' greatest friend."

"Without Hitler, the State of Israel probably would not exist today. To that extent he was probably the Jews' greatest friend."

David Irving, British Author

Friendship, Friend, Israel, State, Today

134

"Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left."

"Everything being a constant carnival, there is no carnival left."

Victor Hugo, French Author

Being, Carnival

134

"More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is different than even 20 years ago."

"More and more people are able to access information - thank goodness we have the Internet and if you are interested you can find things. Which is different than even 20 years ago."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

People, Goodness, Information, Internet

133

"More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material."

"More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking only the material."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Man, Men, Religion, Inconsistency, Spiritual

133

"Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs."

"Character - the willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life - is the source from which self-respect springs."

Joan Didion, American Author

Self, Character, Self-Respect, Responsibility, Ethics

133

"If you were called to gallop like the horse, never end up hopping like the frog. Rise up for greatness."

"If you were called to gallop like the horse, never end up hopping like the frog. Rise up for greatness."

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Inspirational, Ambition, Greatness, Challenge, Rise

132

"As for writing, that's a cruel hard business. Unless you're very lucky it'll break your heart."

"As for writing, that's a cruel hard business. Unless you're very lucky it'll break your heart."

Edward Abbey, American Author

Creativity, Writing, Truth, Observation

132

"Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them."

"Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have retained of them."

Marcel Proust, French Author

132

"For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian."

"For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian."

Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian Author

Corruption, African, Artist, Fight

130

"The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character."

"The elements and majestic forces in nature, Lightning, Wind, Water, Fire, and Frost, were regarded with awe as spiritual powers, but always secondary and intermediate in character."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Nature, Character, Fire, Spiritual

129

"The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator."

"The writer needs to react to his or her own internal universe, to his or her own point of view. If he or she doesn't have a personal point of view, it's impossible to be a creator."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Needs, Universe, Writer

128

"One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently."

"One performs a very different act when reading a movie and when reading a novel. Your attention behaves differently."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Reading, Act, Attention

128

"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity."

"The native American has been generally despised by his white conquerors for his poverty and simplicity."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Despised, American, Poverty, Simplicity

128

"In fact that is the struggle that most Americans - As rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way."

"In fact that is the struggle that most Americans - As rich as this country is, most Americans are very limited in their interaction with the world, unless the world comes to us in a very shocking way."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

Awareness, Americans, Country, Fact, Struggle

128

"This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification."

"This happiness consisted of nothing else but the harmony of the few things around me with my own existence, a feeling of contentment and well-being that needed no changes and no intensification."

Herman Hesse, German Author

Happiness, Contentment, Existence, Feeling

128

"I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it."

"I don't think humor is forced upon my universe; it's a part of it."

Manuel Puig, Argentinian Author

Humor, Universe

127

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

Motivational, Success

127

"The writer identifies the thought behind every written word."

"The writer identifies the thought behind every written word."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Skill, Writer, Identifies, Thought, Word

127

"I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old."

"I first read science fiction in the old British Chum annual when I was about 12 years old."

A. E. van Vogt, Canadian Author

Creativity, Science, Fiction, First, Old

127

"Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them."

"Rather than being your thoughts and emotions, be the awareness behind them."

Eckhart Tolle, German Author

Mindfulness, Awareness, Thoughts, Emotions

127

"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise."

"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise."

Larry Wall, Canadian Author

Compromise, Necessity

126

"I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original."

"I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Work, Character, Style, Writers

126

"I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing."

"I, personally, have found reading a continual support to writing."

Margaret Mahy, New Zealander Author

Reading, Support, Writing, Newzealander

125

"No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it."

"No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Creativity, Idea, Acceptance, Gain, Stupidity

125

"At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training."

"At the age of about eight years, if he is a boy, she turns him over to his father for more Spartan training."

Charles Eastman, Sioux Author

Age, Father, Training, Years

125

"He's completely blown through his younger years like his childhood was one big cigarette to smoke carelessly."

"He's completely blown through his younger years like his childhood was one big cigarette to smoke carelessly."

Rebecca McNutt, Canadian Author

Youth, Waste, Time, Neglect

124

"People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics."

"People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics."

Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian Author

124

"In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States."

"In Haiti you had the Duvaliers for 29 years and they were very well supported by the United States."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

Politics, States, United, Years

123

"Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money."

"Napoleon had been fighting this army of slaves and free people in Haiti and it depleted his forces. And after the Revolution, when the French were driven out, they stopped and sold this big chunk of North America to the Americans for very little money."

Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author

Money, People, America, Americans

123

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