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Whereas previously South Africans had traveled abroad furtively, hiding their national identity for fear of being rebuffed, now they walked tall, wearing their country’s flag on their lapels and stuck prominently on their luggage, blazoning
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“You don’t do something because it’s a sure thing. You don’t do something for the bank. That’s the one that flops. That’s a riskier proposition than doing something completely original. It’s risky to be safe.”
― DisneyWar
― DisneyWar
“If you haven't read hundreds of books, you are functionally illiterate, and you will be incompetent, because your personal experiences alone aren't broad enough to sustain you.”
― Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
― Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead
“The traits we revile in others are often the ones that remind us most of our worst selves. And we react most strongly to the faults and flaws we see in others that we are most ashamed of in ourselves.”
― In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
― In Shock: My Journey from Death to Recovery and the Redemptive Power of Hope
“You feel other people’s pain deeply.” “Well don’t know bout all that but I know what it’s like ta lose a daughter. They gonna be in a haze for a long time ta come. It’ll be all they think bout.” “Does it get easier over time?” “No, it don’t. But you learn ta function anyway.”
― Black Sky
― Black Sky
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