“RFK was a compelling figure because he was willing to challenge his audiences, and in turn connect with them in a unique way. Kennedy showed that our values define us and can inspire others to believe in the possibility of change and a better society.” WayBelieveValuesTurnsChallengesAudienceFiguresPossibilityInspireWillingUniqueCompellingInspire OthersPossibility Of Change Author:Frances O'Grady
“There are people already sharing eBooks out there, .. and they do it simply because they love books. You don't buy a second copy of a book, cut the spine off, lay each page on a scanner, run that .tif through an OCR (Optical Character Reader), hand edit the resulting output for errors and then post it online if you don't love the book. it can up to 80 hours to turn a printed novel into an eBook. I figure if someone out there is willing to put in 80 hours of work promoting my book, then I'd prefer they do it in a way that gives a better return to me.” PeopleIfsWayGivingBookCharacterHandsRunningTurnsHoursNovelCuttingFiguresWillingReturnReaderPagesLaysErrorsPostsOnlineCopiesPromotingPrintedEditsSpineOutputReturn To Me Author:Cory Doctorow
“Every time you finish something ... you figure you've finally learned to write, right? Then you start something else and it turns out you haven't. You have learned how to write that story, or that book, but you haven't learned how to write the next one.” WritingBookStoriesTurnsNextHavensFiguresThe Next One Author:Grace Paley
“Things don't always turn out exactly the way you want them to be and you feel disappointed. You are not always going to be the winner. That's when you have to stop and figure out why things happened the way they did and what you can do to change them.” WayWantFeelsTurnsCan DoHappenedFiguresThings HappenWinnerDisappointed Author:Jennifer Lopez
“Turn off your email; turn off your phone; disconnect from the Internet; figure out a way to set limits so you can concentrate when you need to, and disengage when you need to. Technology is a good servant but a bad master.” WayNeedsTurnsTechnologyFiguresMastersInternetLimitsPhonesServantEmailTurn OffAuthentic Happiness Author:Gretchen Rubin
“The fumes of the most disordered imaginations were recorded in their religious code, as special communications of the Deity; and as it could not but happen that, in the course of ages, events would now and then turn up to which some of these vague rhapsodies might be accommodated by the aid of allegories, figures, types, and other tricks upon words, they have not only preserved their credit with the Jews of all subsequent times, but are the foundation of much of the religions of those who have schismatised from them.” MightHappensAgeTurnsCoursesImaginationReligiousAtheismSpecialEventsFiguresCommunicationTypeFoundationJewCreditPositive AtheismAidsTricksCodeNow And ThenVagueDeitiesAllegory Book:Letters Source: Letters
“I haven't a clue about the biology or the psychology involved when a person dissolves into tears, but it is quite fascinating to note what turns them on. There are wives who can cascade over a late husband or a burned dinner, and equally pour tears of joy over a new bonnet or a renovated bathroom.... A while ago I took a ship back from Europe. Amid the tumbling confetti ... I found myself misty-eyed watching a young lady waving a tearful farewell to her boyfriend on the dock. I couldn't figure out if I was crying at her plight, or in delight that he wasn't coming along with us.” IfsPersonsYoungJoyTurnsFoundPsychologyWifeHavensCryFiguresTearsInvolvedSorrowHusbandLateEuropeNotesDelightDinnerShipsFascinatingBiologyBurnedClueFarewellBathroomPlightYoung LadiesMistyDocksTumblingCascadeBonnetsConfettiTears Of Joy Author:Malcolm Forbes