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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 45c7fc2 | courage is walking through your fear with faith. | Maria Shriver | ||
| decc879 | What was going on with this guy? It was hard to tell, all through his forties. He was more beloved than ever, though his new music had no impact at all. He looked divine posing for photos with Pulp's Jarvis Cocker, who presented him with one of his many Lifetime Achievement Awards. He was excited about his Web site. He had shiny new teeth. He'd become one of those Thanks for the Memories guys, which wasn't really the kind of artist he'd eve.. | Rob Sheffield | ||
| 87a826f | Earthling and the next record Hours were so damn good, it was startling to hear them, but it was tough to convince my friends they were worth getting excited about. | Rob Sheffield | ||
| 5c5fd8b | Hours, packaged as "Bowie's R&B album," went equally deep. "Seven," "Survive," and "Thursday's Child" felt like Babyface and Toni Braxton doing Young Americans. The major flaw of these records, one that many listeners understandably found (and still find) impossible to get past, was the butt-ugly guitar sound of Tin Machine leftover Reeves Gabrels, which was even more irritating than the techno effects. It would have been great to hear Bowi.. | Rob Sheffield | ||
| c4a39e1 | Was this a total joke, or only a half joke? Was he suggesting that being a boy and being in drag were the same thing? Was he making fun of boys or coaxing me to see humor in the fact that I had to be one? Was "other boys check you out" gay? Was "you'll get your share when you're a boy" his feminist critique? Did the hook "when you're a boy" mean being a boy was something temporary, a switch you could turn on and off, a mood you could be in .. | Rob Sheffield | ||
| 5d38c27 | wearing straight clothes but still in costume--as Rodgers summed it up, "His seemingly casual appearance was actually the flowering of his next drag: He was delving into the eighties metrosexual world of high fashion, a precursor to what's called 'Executive Realness' in vogueing competions." | Rob Sheffield | ||
| 779f511 | Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the action that we do. | Maria Shriver | ||
| 0fdd7b9 | Shriver brothers Robert and Mark have also found ways to support the family commitment to the disabled. With the musician Bono, Robert helped found DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa), which advocates for the eradication of poverty through education, debt reduction, development assistance, and campaigning for access to treatment for AIDS and malaria in Africa; and Mark serves as senior vice president of U.S. programs for Save the Children. E.. | Kate Clifford Larson | ||
| 35671b3 | Someone once told me not to be afraid of being afraid, because, she said, "Anxiety is a glimpse of your own daring." Isn't that great? It means part of your agitation is just excitement about what you're getting ready to accomplish. And whatever you're afraid of--that's the very thing you should try to do. --Maria Shriver" | Shannon Ables | ||
| fde4eb1 | Patience involves staying focused, continuing to hone one's skill, talent, or craft, waiting for the perfect opportunity when your skills will be at their best and opportunity will exist at its highest potential | Shannon Ables | ||
| 692eab7 | We are all monsters, Peter. Even the humans. It's just a matter of what depth and how we control those dark sides. So you need a little help. Maybe one day you'll be able to help someone else. | Shannon Mayer | ||
| 9c2c37b | After she swore herself to secrecy and did her best to seem trustworthy and closemouthed, Mr. Nobley revealed that those two had been more than fond acquaintances. In fact, last year he'd proposed and she'd accepted. "Her mother disapproved, as he was merely a sailor. Mr. Heartwright, her brother, informed East that he was dismissed from being her suitor, and Miss Heartwright never had an opportunity to explain that it hadn't been her wish... | Shannon Hale | ||
| 2c6bcb9 | Luxury is ... to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful. | Shannon Ables | ||
| 7694045 | Education is without question and without exception the gateway to freedom, choice, and living the life of your dreams. | Shannon Ables | ||
| 0ee79c0 | She painted in the mornings and felt that artist instinct begin to yawn again inside her. In the afternoons she rehearsed with Mr. Nobley in the library, pacing outside under the apple trees (she didn't see Martin), or in the north drawing room with the others, wrapping themselves in fabric that was meant to suggest Roman togas. And Mr. Nobley watched her. He had always watched her, of course. That was part of his But did she fancy that h.. | Shannon Hale | ||
| d3df347 | one step at a time | Shannon Ables | ||
| bff242e | These are the three false assumptions of the monkey mind-set. As long as I am certain, as long as I am perfect, and as long as others are okay I will be safe, able to relax, and happy. Each of these assumptions overestimates the threat and underestimates our ability to cope. Each of them treats the perception of threat as accurate, a problem to be fixed. | Jennifer Shannon | ||
| d0fb817 | A simply luxurious life is not easy to create initially because it requires that we focus on quality and let go of excess. | Shannon Ables | ||
| 9e2989d | l 'lwmk; 'Hbk km 'nt: mt'jWj wsry` lnsyn, skhyW wkhy'n; 'Hbk hkdh, l sh~ l' hkdh, km knt dy'm wkm 'nt lan | Stefan Zweig | ||
| 48e970e | We climbed to the sixth floor, and I waited in the hallway outside number sixty-six with a couple bodyguards while the others checked the apartment and lit the lanterns. When | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 83de1d0 | But you slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 3428ac7 | When Valek stopped to consult with another adviser, I glanced around. A handful of the Commander's advisers were women, and I noticed two female Captains and one Colonel. Their new roles were one of the benefits of the takeover. The Commander assigned jobs based on skills and intelligence, not on gender. While the monarchy preferred to see women work as maids, kitchen helpers and wives, the Commander gave them the freedom to choose what the.. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| d5a3865 | With warm afternoons and chilly evenings, the weather during the cooling season was my favorite. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 40e184d | You are the Soulfinder. You should not be afraid of fire. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| d54cba9 | Valek's scarier than Gede, so I listened to him. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 9490a44 | Pasture or stall? Stall. Nap time. And what about your snooze before I groomed you? Pre-nap. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 62da553 | Valek is the king of delegating. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 0a95011 | I remained stubborn, believing the distance between us would make it easier for me to make life-threatening decisions. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 72bd306 | You know what I want and need. And you love me. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| d32a6c1 | You have my attention. But give me what I want, and you can have everything. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| ac0ffa1 | You rush off to solve Sitia's problems and you don't need my help. But I want to be selfish, keeping you safe with me. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 70749d0 | Wait, I thought all the Queen's servants had to be women.' 'Good thing no one thought to look up my skirt. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 2a2d4f3 | Betrayals are brutal. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| f75b647 | Looking at the firm set of my mother's shoulders, I knew she had reached the point where she would no longer bend to her emotions, but do what | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 1a198a8 | I ate lunch then went back to my rooms where I collapsed into bed and fell asleep. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| d0218a5 | Over the next week, my days fell into a pattern. Mornings spent with Irys to learn about magic, afternoons spent napping, studying and practicing my self-defense techniques. Evenings were spent with Cahil and Kiki. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| f714ae4 | Dreams of Tula's hideous ordeal swirled in my mind that night. Over and over, I fought her demons until, at last, they transformed into my own demon's mocking face. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 671e41c | I started my reading assignments as soon as I reached my rooms. The afternoon flew by, and only the incessant growling of my stomach made me stop to find some food. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 0d11302 | Lively groups filled the campus walkways and people hurried past me in every direction. My quiet walks through the Keep were at an end, yet I felt energized by all the activity. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| ff73774 | I sorted through Zitora's clothes, choosing a long black skirt and a red-and-black V-neck blouse. The shirt had two layers of material. A pattern of fine black lace over red silk. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 5c921f9 | Pulling my hair from its braid, I scowled at the limp mess. The year before I had cut out the snarls and tangles, and now the ends had grown in ragged. My black hair now reached past my shoulders. It would need a good trim and washing. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 9938aa2 | Should we plan our escape route now?' I asked. She laughed. 'We'll push Cahil into their path to slow them down. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| 88fe0f7 | That's just great. I went from having none to having two mother hens.' Irys laughed. 'Some people just need the extra help. | Maria V. Snyder | ||
| fdbc371 | The new clothes hung on my small frame. I rolled up the sleeves and added a belt to keep the pants from falling down. A brief smile touched Valek's lips. 'They were mine. I'm not the best seamstress. | Maria V. Snyder |