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- The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the truth of an opinion we have already formed about ourselves.
- Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), As quoted in The Last Years of a Rebel : A Memoir of Edith Sitwell by Elizabeth Salter, 1967
- You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face.
- Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, 2005
- If we are to learn to improve the quality of the decisions we make, we need to accept the mysterious nature of our snap judgments.
- Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, 2005
- Truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking.
- Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, 2005
- The face is not a secondary billboard for our internal feelings. It is an equal partner in the emotional process.
- Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, 2005
- We are all born with wonderful gifts. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate. We begin as children to explore and develop our talents, often unaware that we are unique, that not everyone can do what we're doing!
- Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), Lynn on Ideas
- On a lazy Saturday morning when you're lying in bed, drifting in and out of sleep, there is a space where fantasy and reality become one. Are you awake, or are you dreaming? You see people and things; some are familiar; some are strange. You talk, you feel, but you move without walking; you fly without wings. Your mind and your body exist, but on separate planes. Time stands still. For me, this is the feeling I have when ideas come.
- Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), Lynn on Ideas
- Why do we have to wait for special moments to say nice things or tell people we care about them?
- Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive Comic, 12-09-05
- Just because it's only 'stuff' doesn't mean I can't appreciate it while I have it.
- Starline X. Hodge, Candi, 12-30-05
- Character is forged in the smallest of struggles. Then, when the big challenges come, we’re ready.
- Waiter Rant, Waiter Rant weblog, 12-30-05
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