Milstein Family Foundation Quotes & Sayings

All organizations have habits and cultures. The question is whether they are designed deliberately, or allowed to form without guidance. Dysfunctional cultures tend to come from the latter. Organizational — Edify.me

A possibility thinker notices a problem just long enough to get excited about the solution. — Alan Cohen

I reread my favorite books to make sure they're still perfect, but rereading them wears away at their perfection. — Sarah Manguso

When you live in extreme pain, sometimes you need even more pain to feel alive. — Jon Konrath

I read 'Pushing the Limit' and 'Dare You To' by Katie McGarry. Fantastic stuff. I had never read young adult before, but now I'm a believer. — Lori Foster

In writing I am seduced by the sound of words and by the interaction of their sound and sense. — Barbara W. Tuchman

Courage is rarely reckless or foolish ... courage usually involves a highly realistic estimate of the odds that must be faced. — Margaret Truman Daniel

I thought how strange it had never occurred to me before that I was only purely happy until I was nine years old. — Sylvia Plath

In order for peace to reign, one must speak the truth, and that is why I have spoken of a political abduction, ... Far from my own country, but in deep communion with all Haitians, including Haitians abroad, I continue to launch an appeal for peaceful resistance. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Instead of worrying about what others think of you, you should be worried about why you're worried about what others think of you. — Anonymous

An actress should never, ever, be asked to run beside a van in red disco boots for more than about half a block, and then only if her child is being kidnapped. — Roger Ebert

Good taste doesn't exist. It is our taste. We have to be proud of it. — Franco Moschino

But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, could've immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe she'd ever had any doubts about her body. The firelight shone on her skin, golden and perfect, making her look like some radiant goddess of legend. I wanted to kneel before her and offer eternal obedience. — Richelle Mead

While believing strongly, without evidence, is considered a mark of madness or stupidity in any other area of our lives, faith in God still holds immense prestige in our society. Religion is the one area of our discourse where it is considered noble to pretend to be certain about things no human being could possibly be certain about. It is telling that this aura of nobility extends only to those faiths that still have many subscribers. Anyone caught worshipping Poseidon, even at sea, will be thought insane. — Sam Harris

I'm not one of those women who thinks beauty is a curse. — Diane Kruger