“An entrepreneur is someone who, almost artistically, designs a living entity which embodies the values, beliefs, and ambitions of the creator. It's impossible for a larger entity to swallow a smaller one without completely reshaping it. When this process begins, a wild visionary - the entrepreneur type - is the most toxic, indigestible actor imaginable. And this is why I roll my eyes when a new acquisition is announced: Because I don't see it as a triumphant graduation but a sacrifice to an industry that is afraid to dream big.” DreamBigsEyeValuesActorsBeliefProcessImpossibleSacrificeDesignTypeIndustryAmbitionEntrepreneurCreatorToxicEntityVisionariesAcquisitionTriumphant Author:Jake Lodwick
“In India, there are lots of places that I love, but my favourite is Kashmir.” IndiaFavouriteKashmir Author:Chiranjeevi
“I never had that many friends growing up so I learned to be okay with just me.” Growing UpGrowingOkayMany FriendsFriends Growing Up Author:Priscilla Ahn
“Pain is the biggest power of love.” PainPower Of Love Book:Duma Key: A Novel Source: Duma Key: A Novel
“The news of my pregnancy got out when I was in the middle of my first trimester. I hadn't even had a chance to tell my friends. That alone was so ugly. It made me hyper-protective ... I feel uncomfortable with people reading too much about my pregnancy or my relationship. It grosses me out. It's too sweet to read about or dissect.” PeopleFeelsFirstsMadeReadingChanceToo MuchMiddleSweetNewsMy FriendsUglyUncomfortablePregnancyProtectiveHyper Author:Jennifer Garner
“To be pregnant has been for me each time the supreme joy ... I was doing the greatest thing in the world without having to do anything -- all I had to do was be.” WorldHas BeensJoySupremePregnant Author:Gloria Vanderbilt
“I think it is such a privilege to give a baby its first home inside your body. [After the pregnancy was over] I found myself massaging my stomach gently. I miss him being in my body -- stretching, hiccupping even. It was a wonderful, deep, loving, fulfilling feeling.” ThinkingGivingFirstsFeelingsHomeBodyFoundWonderfulMissingBabyPrivilegeYour BodyPregnancyStomachFulfillingStretchingFirst Home Author:Celine Dion
“I was surprised when the ultrasound revealed that I was having a girl. I was convinced I was having a boy. And I was completely confounded by the fact that I wasn't in control of the situation; that I was being introduced to a different individual coming into my life.” DifferentFactsGirlIndividualSituationBoysConvincedUltrasounds Author:Reese Witherspoon
“I didn't know I hit that way (.625 with runners in scoring position). Maybe not knowing is my secret. If I chased numbers, maybe I wouldn't have as good results.” IfsKnowsWayResultsNumbersSecretKnowingPositionNot KnowingRunners Author:Ichiro Suzuki