Mariane Pearl quotes

“Try to avoid complaints. Self-pity even when legitimate never fails to undermine your strength.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“Everyone has the capacity for courage. We don't need to face extreme circumstances to become admirable people.”
-- Mariane Pearl

Source : "Mariane Pearl, 2007 Women of the Year Honoree: What's She Up to Now?" by Mariane Pearl, www.glamour.com. October 27, 2008.

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“I knew that if I wanted to survive, it wasn't about healing or trying to forget. It was about how I could use my life to answer what had happened to us. In many ways, it saved my life.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“Every person who dedicates his or her life to something that belongs to the greater good is very meaningful.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“Personally, I believe there's a limitation to how much politics can change the world--but there's no limitation to how much individuals can change the world.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“In 2014, impunity in journalism murder cases reached a staggering 96 percent and the remaining 4 percent obtained only partial justice, we have become targets. Insurgent groups no longer use reporters to transmit news, but instead kidnap them to make news. They treat us as enemy combatants and spies. This is our everyday reality.”
-- Mariane Pearl

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“Just try to learn the truth by approaching a spiritual master. Inquire from him submissively and render service unto him. The self-realized soul can impart knowledge unto you because he has seen the truth.”

“Write. No amount of self-inflicted misery, altered states, black pullovers or being publicly obnoxious will ever add up to your being a writer. Writers write. On you go.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction". www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

“Sensual is being in tune with your sensual self.”

Source : "Aaliyah Talks About Her Parents And Her Sensuality". MTV News Interview, www.mtv.com. April 4, 1997.

“It seems that I have spent my entire life trying to make life more rational and that it was all wasted effort.”

Source : In Observer 17 Aug. 1986

“Beginning with the first bite, and for every bite after, that try to chew ten times.”

Source : Aaron Hoopes (2010). “Zen Anti-Diet: Mindful Eating for Health, Vitality and Weight Loss”, p.14, Aaron Hoopes

“I try to be as courteous as possible and sometimes try to tell my fans that as much as I appreciate their support, there are times where I need to be able to have an uninterrupted dinner or not have to take a bunch of pictures or just be able to do some of the normal things.”

“If you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind.”

“Trying to guess what the (mass) audience wants and then trying to satisfy that is usually a bad recipe for getting something good.”

“When all else fails, complicate matters”

“Everyone should fail in a big way at least once before reaching forty.”

Source : "USA Today founder Al Neuharth dies in Florida at 89". www.foxnews.com. April 19, 2013.