#special

To cement a new friendship, especially between foreigners or persons of a different social world, a spark with which both were secretly charged must fly from person to person, and cut across the accidents of place and time. ↗

— Cornelia Otis Skinner

#across #between #both #cement #charged

It seems that no two people came to this specialized area of work via the exact same route. ↗

— Randy West

#came #exact #people #route #same

Be faithful to that which exists nowhere but in yourself- and thus make yourself indispensable. ↗

— André Gide

#inspirational #specialization #faith

My faith has strengthen. God has shown me through my son with Down syndrome not take anything for granted. I'm more grateful. ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#faith #growth #inspirational #life #special-needs

It seems like it has been forever. But i getbthe feeling that forever hasn't even started yet. ↗

— John Passaro

#family #inpirational #motivational #special-needs #wrestling

In life one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day - or to celebrate each special day. ↗

— Rasheed Ogunlaru

#celebrating-life #enjoyment #flow #gratitude #inner-peace

Old Sam Hamilton saw this coming. He said there couldn’t be any more universal philosophers. The weight of knowledge is too great for one mind to absorb. He saw a time when one man would know only one little fragment, but he would know it well.” “Yes,” Lee said from the doorway, “and he deplored it. He hated it.” “Did he, now?” Adam asked... “Now you question it, I don’t know,” he said. “I don’t know whether he hated it or I hate it for him... Maybe the knowledge is too great and maybe men are growing too small... Maybe kneeling down to atoms, they’re becoming atom-sized in their souls. Maybe a specialist is only a coward, afraid to look out of his little cage. And think what any specialist misses! The whole world over his fence!” “We’re only talking about making a living.” “A living? Or money?” Lee said excitedly. “Money’s easy to make if it’s money you want. But with a few exceptions people don’t want money. They want luxury, and they want love, and they want admiration. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#knowledge #money #specialization #education

No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. ↗

— Henry Adams

#doubts #especially #faith #good #good faith

I had to do something special coming in. I didn't do it, so I had to do it in the playoff. Winning the Mercedes is awesome. Winning three times is a dream come true. ↗

— Stuart Appleby

#come #coming #dream #had #i

I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. ↗

— Clay Aiken

#decided #education #fell #i #individuals