“The Shift hasn't happened yet, maybe it never will, but sometimes-just enough times to give me hope-my brain jars back into where it's supposed to be.”

—  Ned Vizzini , book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

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American writer 1981–2013

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“So, you just trust your judgment and hope for the best, which at times is like stepping on a minefield where anything can happen.”

Elizabeth Itotia (1992) Kenyan nuclear pharmacist (born 1992)

Source: As quoted in an article titled Kenya's First Female Radiopharmaceutical Scientist https://allafrica.com/stories/202107250142.html by Magdalene Wanja published on 25th July, 2021. She had been asked about the challenged she experiences in the field.

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