Not that I haven't leaped up into the blinding light of competence now and then. It's sustaining the … - Lois McMaster Bujold

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My goal is this: always to put myself in the place in which I am best able to serve, wherever my gifts and qualities find the best soil to grow, the widest field of action. There is no other goal.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Not that I haven't leaped up into the blinding light of competence now and then. It's sustaining the altitude that defeats me.

Altitude, Defeat, Defeats, Light, Now And Then, Sustaining

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The world demands I make good choices on no information, and then blames my maidenhood for my mistakes, as if my maidenhood were responsible for my ignorance. Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid.

Ignorance, Mistake, Mistakes, Responsible, Stupid, World

Surely only correct understanding could lead to correct action.

Action, Correct, Lead, Understanding

The real unforgivable acts are committed by calm men in beautiful green silk rooms, who deal death wholesale, by the shipload, without lust, without anger, or desire, or any redeeming emotion to excuse them but cold fear of some pretended future. But the crimes they hope to prevent in that future are imaginary. The ones they commit in the present - they are real.

Beautiful, Hope, Men, Real, Unforgivable

Well, what is a blessing but a curse from another point of view?

Blessing, Curse, Point Of View, View, Views

A stunning first impression was not the same thing as love at first sight. But surely it was an invitation to consider the matter.

First Impression, Matter, Sight, Stunning

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Unconsciously I had discovered the commentator's secret weapon-that so long as you can wield words, it isn't necessary to know what you're talking about.

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Able, Gifts, Goal, Quality, Wherever, Widest

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Dad himself used to tell a story about one time when Mother went off to fill a lecture engagement and left him in charge at home. When Mother returned, she asked him if everything had run smoothly. Didn't have any trouble except with that one over there,' he replied. 'But a spanking brought him into line. ' Mother could handle any crisis without losing her composure. That's not one of ours, dear,' she said. 'He belongs next door.

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