“When you're given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn't give things, you take things.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“The stars are a free show; it don’t cost anything to use your eyes”
― Down and Out in Paris and London
― Down and Out in Paris and London
“You have to find a job that makes your heart feel big instead of one that makes it feel small.”
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
― The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
“This is the best reason to learn history: not in order to predict the future, but to free yourself of the past and imagine alternative destinies. Of course this is not total freedom – we cannot avoid being shaped by the past. But some freedom is better than none.”
― Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
― Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
“Anyone who ever gave you confidence, you owe them a lot.”
― Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
― Breakfast at Tiffany’s and Three Stories
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