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Then she remembered what I’d told her again and again: she was an introvert, and as such she had unique powers in negotiation—perhaps less obvious but no less formidable. She’d probably prepared more than everyone else. She had a quiet but
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“I made a decision early on that I would be a plain girl with tons of personality, and accepting it made everything a lot easier. If you are lucky, there is a moment in your life when you have some say as to what your currency is going to be. I decided early on it was not going to be my looks. I have spent a lifetime coming to terms with this idea and I would say I am about 15 to 20 percent there. Which I think is great progress.
Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.”
― Yes Please
Decide what your currency is early. Let go of what you will never have. People who do this are happier and sexier.”
― Yes Please
“The Pope's entrance was stunning. Maybe the Catholics know about miracles, and maybe they know about saints, but they've never received enough credit for what they know about show business.”
― Gracie: A Love Story
― Gracie: A Love Story
“Allah protect us,' Bold said politely. Then, in Arabic, 'In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate.' In his years in Temur's army he had learned to be as much a Muslim as anyone. The Buddha did not mind what you said to be polite.”
― The Years of Rice and Salt
― The Years of Rice and Salt
“I knew that now, reading it in the oversensitized state of my mind after too much brandy, I would remember it somewhere, and afterward it would seem as though it had really happened to me.”
― The Sun Also Rises
― The Sun Also Rises
“Nothing was ever normal again.
Many lives change like that -- all of a sudden, and forever.”
― The Years of Rice and Salt
Many lives change like that -- all of a sudden, and forever.”
― The Years of Rice and Salt
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