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“Maybe the play wasn't about miracles. No, maybe it was about the passage of time, and the need for patience, and the ability to forgive. Maybe Shakespeare was saying that even in a world where miracles can happen, there's still going to be pain, and loss, and regret. Because sometimes people die and you can't bring them back. That's what life is, Joseph realized, miracles and sadness, side by side.”
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“There are two powers in the world; one is the sword and the other is the pen. There is a third power stronger than both, that of women.”
― I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
― I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban
“How power is used in organizations determines whether it unites us with trust or divides us with fear”
― Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction
― Seeking Fairness at Work: Cracking the New Code of Greater Employee Engagement, Retention & Satisfaction
“I think we should teach them [the people] wonders and that the purpose of knowledge is to appreciate wonders even more.”
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
― The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman
“ ‘The onboard computer just wants to say a few words before we leave.’
The speakers in the cabin crackled into life. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you on-board the presidential shuttle for tonight’s illicit flight, Alfa Bravo Charlie. I would just like to say it’s a pleasure to meet you all and thank you so much for coming here tonight to steal me. To be honest I don’t get out much these days so this is something of a special occasion.’
‘It will be for us too if we get caught,’ Semilla said sardonically.”
― Our Blue Orange
The speakers in the cabin crackled into life. ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you on-board the presidential shuttle for tonight’s illicit flight, Alfa Bravo Charlie. I would just like to say it’s a pleasure to meet you all and thank you so much for coming here tonight to steal me. To be honest I don’t get out much these days so this is something of a special occasion.’
‘It will be for us too if we get caught,’ Semilla said sardonically.”
― Our Blue Orange
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