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		Quiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved the problem by plucking out his eyes and sticking them in a drawer.
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				A. Lee Martinez 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
	
	
	
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		In the eyes of many people, giving doesn't count unless it's completely selfless. In reality, though, giving isn't sustainable when it's completely selfless. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Adam Grant 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		I love sparkly eyes for the holidays, especially New Year's Eve. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kat Graham 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Honor wears different coats to different eyes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Barbara Tuchman 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Kajol 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Silence has been destroyed, but also the idea that it's important to learn how another person thinks, to enter the mind of another person. The whole idea of empathy is gone. We are now part of this giant machine where every second we have to take out a device and contribute our thoughts and opinions. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Gary Shteyngart 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Watch how you communicate with a woman. Because you're always communicating, even when you're not talking - with your body language, your facial expressions, your eyes. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Orlando Bloom 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	 
		
		
	
	
	
	
		My biggest luck was the Terry McMillan era, because what happened after the phenomenon of 'Waiting to Exhale' is that publishing woke up. They said, 'Wow. Black people do read.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Tananarive Due 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		This world is clearly emerging before our eyes. The shifts ahead, the opportunities ahead are massive. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Carly Fiorina 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		There was this girl who went to my school, and she did a Nikki Giovanni poem, 'Ego Tripping,' and it was just different from everyone else's. It wasn't flat recitation. It had an energy and a life to it. And it made me sit up in my seat, and my eyes got wide, and I really felt inside myself, 'She's making me feel things. I want to do that.' 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Samira Wiley 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Don't squander beautiful moments by always trying to snap the perfect picture or record the event on film. Sometimes it's better to watch things as they happen with your own eyes, knowing that the memory of the experience will always be with you. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rachel Nichols 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		Do not look down upon any Muslim, for even the most inferior believer is great in the eyes of God. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Abu Bakr 
			 
		 
	
	
  
	 
	
	
	
	
		People miss those who they love. It brings tears to my eyes to see the longing for me. But it's my decision to do fewer films and more protagonist-based roles. For me to take up something, it has to make a lot of sense to me. 
	
	 
	
		
			
				
					
						 
					 
				
				Rani Mukerji