We used to send whole flocks ...

We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings.
We used to send whole flocks of birds shooting out of our mouths and never managed to grab them by their wings.
 Henning Mankell

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Being self-made is a state of mind, and once you put that mentality to work, your success will come.
 Dave East
A lot of people change for good. Some people just fall off. Just trying to progress in anything, no matter what you're doing, I feel like any progression you make... some people aren't gonna be around you that were around you.
 Dave East
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Once you get the nod, your mentality totally changes. It's like a heavyweight fighter-you win the title and that's it, you don't want to look back and you don't want to change. That's the way I feel and I'm looking to keep the job.?
 Mark Sanchez
Inspirational leaders need to have a winning mentality in order to inspire respect. It is hard to trust in the leadership of someone who is half-hearted about their purpose, or only sporadic in focus or enthusiasm.
 Sebastian Coe

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I am fascinated by all the new technology that creates places for us to meet in what is called cyberspace. I understand what it must have meant for the rebellions in the 19th century, especially in 1830 and 1848, when the mass circulated newspaper became so important for the spreading of information.
 Henning Mankell
At the time of independence in 1975, Mozambique was extremely poor. Many Portuguese residents abandoned the country, leaving only a handful of well-educated Mozambicans to try to run the country.
 Henning Mankell
My mother did what many men do. She left.
 Henning Mankell
‎Not having time for a person, not being able to sit in silence together with somebody, that's the same as rejecting them, as being scornful about them.
 Henning Mankell
Life is a flimsy branch over an abyss.
 Henning Mankell