Catania

“People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they'll join your side.”
― Condoleezza Rice

“Brando said he'd noticed that powerful people spoke quietly, and Don Corleone's quiet calm and nearly inaudible speaking voice are key to the character. When Corleone speaks, you have to be quiet to hear him. What can we learn from Don Corleone (that doesn't involve killing people)? That quiet does have its own power, if we harness it.”
― Sophia Dembling, The Introvert's Way: Living a Quiet Life in a Noisy World

“Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.”
― Condoleezza Rice, Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family

“He could see why his mum chose (italicized) friends, instead of just putting up with anyone she happened to bump into, or sticking with people who supported the same football team, or wore the same clothes, which was pretty much happened at school; his must have conversations like this with Suzie, conversations that moved, conversations where each thing the other person said seemed to lead you on somewhere.”
― Nick Hornby, About a Boy