Gittins Foundation Quotes & Sayings

A truly happy person is someone who is joyfully independent of outer conditions. — Ayya Khema

Never are we as honest as at night, alone with thoughts and nightmares. — Laura Lam

The flapping of a single butterfly's wing today produces a tiny change in the state of the atmosphere. Over a period of time, what the atmosphere actually does diverges from what it would have done. So, in a month's time, a tornado that would have devastated the Indonesian coast doesn't happen. Or maybe one that wasn't going to happen, does. — Ian Stewart

If you find yourself protecting anyone as you write this piece, remember this: You're not doing it right. — Elizabeth Strout

This is one of the things I don't like so much about French cinema - we have tendency to concentrate on actors and dialogue and we don't care so much about the visual aspect. I love when you use all the elements at your disposal. — Jean-Pierre Jeunet

I have a lot of African-American friends. — Larry Pressler