Liz Wheaton
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“A stupid villain threatens, Charlie. A smarter villain offers a service.”
“And Petschek had asked—because he was genuinely puzzled by this—why so many people, Americans especially, seemed to feel that happiness was an entitlement. By dint of his own experiences as a refugee and a wanderer, Petschek found the notion to be strangely naive and immature—especially here at the bottom of a chasm whose ramparts offered such irrefutable testimony not only to the smallness of human affairs but also to the universe’s implacable indifference to those hopes and longings. Yet”
― The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
― The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
“My loyalties will not be bound by national borders, or confined in time by one nation's history, or limited in the spiritual dimension by one language and culture. I pledge my allegiance to the damned human race, and my everlasting love to the green hills of Earth, and my intimations of glory to the singing stars, to the very end of space and time.”
― Confessions of a Barbarian: Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey
― Confessions of a Barbarian: Selections from the Journals of Edward Abbey
“It’s sometimes surprising how people can open up when you demonstrate a willingness to listen to their stories with attentiveness and respect.”
― The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
― The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon
“A 2011 McKinsey report noted that men are promoted based on potential, while women are promoted based on past accomplishments.”
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
― Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead
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