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Albert Einstein quote: "Work is the only thing that gives substance to life."
Work is the only thing that gives substance to life. Albert Einstein
Not giving a shit, she decided, is like the defrost option on a car's heater that miraculously unfogs the windshield, allowing you to see where you're headed. Richard Russo
Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound historical or rational basis, but because they are found in practice to give the faithful a sense of sacred transcendence. Karen Armstrong
The main thing I feel is a sense of relief. That I can give up this game. That the question of whether I can succeed in this venture has been answered, even if that answer is a resounding no. That if desperate times call for desperate measures, I am free to act as desperately as I want. Suzanne Collins
Neil Gaiman quote: "This is crazy', said Shadow. Like the rest of your life is..."
This is crazy', said Shadow. Like the rest of your life is sane? Give me a fucking break. Neil Gaiman
Truman Capote quote: "It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the..."
It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the door. I'll give you two. Truman Capote
Voltaire quote: "The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving..."
The man who leaves money to charity in his will is only giving away what no longer belongs to him Voltaire
It’s like Tiffany’s,” she said. “Not that I give a hoot about jewelry. Diamonds, yes. But it’s tacky to wear diamonds before you’re forty; and even that’s risky. They only look right on the really old girls. Maria Ouspenskaya. Wrinkles and bones, white hair and diamonds. I can’t wait. Truman Capote
Milan Kundera quote: "The emotion of love gives all of us a misleading illusion of..."
The emotion of love gives all of us a misleading illusion of knowing the other. Milan Kundera
Oscar Wilde quote: "Lean on principles, one day they'll end up giving way."
Lean on principles, one day they'll end up giving way. Oscar Wilde
A good book deserves an active reading. The activity of reading does not stop with the work of understanding what a book says. It must be completed by the work of criticism, the work of judging. The undemanding reader fails to satisfy this requirement, probably even more than he fails to analyze and interpret. He not only makes no effort to understand; he also dismisses a book simply by putting it aside and forgetting it. Worse than faintly praising it, he damns it by giving it no critical... Mortimer Adler
And the beauty of the anthropic principle is that it tells us, against all intuition, that a chemical model need only predict that life will arise on one planet in a billion billion to give us a good and entirely satisfying explanation for the presence of life here. Richard Dawkins
William Goldman quote: "I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said."No good,"..."
I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said."No good," the man in black replied. "I've known too many Spaniards. William Goldman
Oscar Wilde quote: "I am covered with fine gold," said the Prince, "you must take..."
I am covered with fine gold," said the Prince, "you must take it off, leaf by leaf, and give it to my poor. Oscar Wilde
Several of my critics have said, 'Bowerman just tacks up a piece of paper in the locker room and turns his runners loose.' They're partially right. I do give the athletes a relatively free rein and for good reason. One of my principles is 'Don't overcoach. Bill Bowerman

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