“People think because they employed you they’re allowed to treat you like a dictator, or whatever the worse word for dictator is. And that’s always been a problem for me. Opening the door for someone behind you is as important as designing a building.”
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“I always have difficulty with people who are not openly warm, expressive. I need a certain sign, a certain invitation.”
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 3: 1939-1944
― The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Vol. 3: 1939-1944
“I have to constantly re-identify myself to myself, reactivate my own standards, my own convictions about what I'm doing and why.”
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“Sensitivity isn't being wimpy. It's about being so painfully aware that a flea landing on a dog is like a sonic boom.”
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