“The older child who has lost or broken some valuable thing will be found when his parents return, not run away, not willing to confess, but in a deep sleep. The thief whose case is being tried falls asleep.” ChildrenRunningFallFoundLostParentSleepCasesWillingBrokenReturnValuableRunning AwayThievesValuable ThingsDeep Sleep Author:Margaret Mead
“How defeated and restless the child that is not doing something in which it sees a purpose, a meaning! It is by its self-directed activity that the child, as years pass, finds its work, the thing it wants to do and for which it finally is willing to deny itself pleasure, ease, even sleep and comfort.” WantYearsChildrenSelfPurposeWorkSleepPleasureWillingComfortActivityDenyEaseDefeatedRestless Author:Ida Tarbell
“Vladimir Putin and Russia. 'When a bear wakes up from hibernation, he doesn't eat a few blueberries and then go back to sleep.' They have their eyes on Eastern Europe, and if NATO is not willing to stand up forcefully to this threat today, it will only become more difficult to do so down the road.” IfsEyeTodayDifficultSleepWillingBearsEuropeWake UpThreatRussiaEasternPutinDown The RoadNatoEastern EuropeBlueberriesHibernation Author:Seth Moulton
“J.P. Morgan once had a friend who was so worried about his stock holdings that he could not sleep at night. The friend asked, 'What should I do about my stocks?' Morgan replied, 'Sell down to your sleeping point' Every investor must decide the trade-off he or she is willing to make between eating well and sleeping well. High investment rewards can only be achieved at the cost of substantial risk-taking. So what is your sleeping point? Finding the answer to this question is one of the most important investment steps you must take.” ShouldWellsImportantNightSleepAnswersStepsRiskWillingCostFindingsEatingTradeSellsInvestmentRewardsWorriedInvestorsShould IRisk-takingTrade OffsEating Well Author:Burton Malkiel
“I was not born a size 2. I'm not skinny, period. I'm not willing to sleep with the director or step on somebody else's neck to get the job.” JobsBornSleepStepsWillingPeriodsDirectorsSizeNecksSkinny Author:Queen Latifah
“Justice can sleep for years and awaken when it is least expected. A miracle is nothing more than dormant justice from another time arriving to compensate those it has cruelly abandoned. Whoever knows this is willing to suffer, for he knows that nothing is in vain.” KnowsLifeYearsSufferingJusticeSleepWillingMiracleExpectedVainAbandonedArrivingDormantAnother Time Book:Winter's Tale Source: Winter's Tale
“A girl who is willing to give every ounce of herself to someone, who could never betray her lover, who never suspects maliciousness of anyone, and whose sexuality sleeps in her, waiting to be stirred.” GivingGirlWaitingSleepWillingLoversSexualitySuspectsBetray Book:Shopgirl Source: Shopgirl