Andrew King > Quotes

“According to lore, one of Mother Barnes early customers was a young attorney who introduced himself merely as John. He asked Mother Barnes where the capital of the soon-to-be province of Canada would be located. Gazing through time, she told the young attorney that the capital would be Bytown, and then surprised him by saying he would one day become the leader of this new province.
The man, of course, was John A. Macdonald, who did indeed become prime minister of Canada, and went on to live in the new capital, the name of which would change from Bytown to Ottawa shortly after his visit to the witch. Macdonald told the story of his visit to the "Witch of Plum Hollow" many times, the story becoming more entertaining as the years passed.”
― Andrew King, Ottawa Rewind: A Book of Curios and Mysteries

“In a world of digital resources at your fingertips, it is easy to forget about good old-fashioned libraries and books, but printed books have provided me with many pieces of valuable information that were never found online. Never underestimate the power of a real book or a real map and many thanks go out to anyone who works at a library or bookstore.”
― Andrew King, Ottawa Rewind: A Book of Curios and Mysteries

“Learning in the moment is difficult. This difficulty occurs because many of the opportunities for learning in counselling and therapy groups are missed as group leaders do not notice what is occurring. A key challenge in group leadership is to notice the significance of what is or what is not being said in a group.”
― Andrew King

“Today I was reading a book about a movie that I thought I could relate to. I read approximately the first 15 words, before I realized that the authors note won't tell me much about the pages ahead of it.”
― Andrew King

“You know you're in love when the most interesting conversation you have with the opposite gender is about the one you claim to be in love with.”
― Andrew King

“A simple solution to a problem could be as complex as a problem to a simple solution.”
― Andrew King

“Men choosing abuse need to be connected to choices. They are not powerless. Take them back to the beginnings of their relationship. They would have rarely used violence at the beginning of the relationship as their partner would have left them.”
― Andrew King

“You see.. I have this book. Within the pages of this book are things that I should've told you. I call this book "Hesitation".”
― Andrew King

“Forever doesn't exist because it hasn't started yet.”
― Andrew King

“The only thing holding people back from starting a relationship is failure to overcome hesitation.”
― Andrew King

“Let me hold
So I can feel
Let me see
So I can learn
Let me be
So I can lead”
― Andrew King