#imp

Writing and singing does give me some kind of release from the demons of my past, it is a therapy of sorts, but to be honest, my marriage played a more important role in the acceptance of myself than performance has ever done. ↗

— Michelle Shocked

#demons #does #done #ever #give

I was on my own at Wellesley, surrounded by a lot of young women who were motivated and intellectually curious. I started to read because I was required to do so for class, but I soon found myself enjoying the seclusion of the library. I came to see reading as an important way to learn about people, including myself. ↗

— Elisabeth Shue

#because #came #class #curious #enjoying

To change the world takes time; to change yourself takes courage. ↗

— R.S. Lowel

#positive-thinking #self-improvement #change

This is peculiarly an age in which each of us may, if he do but search diligently, find the literature suited to his mental powers. ↗

— P.G. Wodehouse

#brain-power #intelligence #literature #mental-power #reading

We cannot expect to grow if we are too afraid or unwilling to change and face challenges. When we exit our everyday, mundane lifestyles to do something different we can experience growth, undiscovered strength, and new abilities within ourselves. ↗

— Ashley Ormon

#growth #self-improvement #change

People who can pull you in and take you on a journey, as opposed to simply adding flash. Again, that feels very clinical, and I don't respond to that the way I used to. ↗

— Bill Sienkiewicz

#again #clinical #feels #flash #i

Individual effort is good but collective effort is better. We need a NETWORK of nation builders ↗

— Fela Durotoye

#impact #leadership #nationalism #values #leadership

People attach too much importance to intangibles like heart, desire and clutch hitting. ↗

— Nate Silver

#clutch #desire #heart #hitting #importance

As long as my sixth graders showed an average improvement of five years, the principal and district pretty much left me alone to create my own curriculum and teach whatever I wanted. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#average #create #curriculum #district #five

The Silent Service is all together too silent. It's important to begin to highlight the critical importance of the Silent Service to our national security. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#critical #highlight #importance #important #national