Paul Theroux Quotes

Extensive traveling induces a feeling of encapsulation, and travel, so broadening at first, contracts the mind.

Paul Theroux

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TravelMindFeelingFirstContracts

You must engage at the level of people's higher order values, and in doing so, you can engage them in a meaningful way on a large number of issues.

Jeremy Heimans

PeopleDoingYouValuesWayEngage

It is up to us to give ourselves recognition. If we wait for it to come from others, we feel resentful when it doesn't, and when it does, we may well reject it.

Spencer Tracy

WaitFeelRecognitionOthersUpMay

I was not naturally talented. I didn't sing, dance or act, though working around that minor detail made me inventive.

Steve Martin

DanceMeDetailActWorkingSing

If we don't make earnest moves toward real solutions, then each day we move one day closer to revolution and anarchy in this country. This is the sad, and yet potentially joyous, state of America.

Louis Farrakhan

SadDayRevolutionAmericaCountry

I'm not good at keeping secrets.

Judy Blume

GoodSecretsKeeping

Coming out, for me, was slightly painful. It was a relief, but it was also painful.

Jonathan Groff

MeOutComingPainfulReliefAlso

I wanted to fulfill my dream of playing in the NFL.

Chris Borland

DreamPlayingNFLWantedFulfill

If the reader doesn't care or relate to the characters, all that visual spectacle is pretty but feels empty.

Cliff Chiang

CareEmptyPrettyVisualRelate

Whenever I discuss my family, I inevitably think of my brother Owen.

Bret Hart

FamilyBrotherThinkDiscuss

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

Allyson Felix

FaithMeBlessedGiftI Have Learned

I'm still trying to keep it original, staying true to my sound.

WizKid

TryingTrueSoundOriginalKeep

The main object of religion is not to get a man into heaven, but to get heaven into him.

Thomas Hardy

ManReligionHeavenHimGetObject

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