"His students were hardly in a position to tell him when he was getting windy, and he had recently noticed, as most professors did after a while, that his lectures mysteriously seemed to be getting longer with time."

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Source : Aaron Elkins (2014). “Dead Men's Hearts”, p.51, Open Road Media

Aaron Elkins

#Lectures Quotes #Students Quotes #Aging Quotes

“The leg of a baby is stronger than the balls of Muhamed Ali”
“I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13.”
“An astonishing number of kisses are flying about! I see a whole crowd of them. Ha! Ha! I have just caught three - They are delicious... I kiss you millions of times.”
“I never expected to be a movie star. It's not that I didn't want to be, I didn't think about it. I wanted to be an actor.”
“What makes all those women sexy? Were they just born sexy? I guess it's the way they act. I don't want to have to act sexy. I just want to be me, and if I don't happen to be sexy, oh well. That's OK. I don't want to force something I'm not.”

Source : Interview with Sheila Heti, believermag.com. March 1, 2010.
“I have been a vegetarian for about 10 years. And it really was due to the reading that I did. And they explain so that you understand why it's important for the planet's survival along with compassion for animals. It certainly made it much easier for me. I lost weight really fast. My mother died from cancer so this is all very personal to me. And I just would like the planet to be a better place. And I think you'll find a vegetarian diet to be really incredible these days”
“I am now concerned with women's issues in a different way: women from Afghanistan, from Cambodia.”
“Friendship inspires and enriches the lives of those who come together.”

Source : Vimala Thakar (1986). “Blossoms of Friendship”, p.22, Motilal Banarsidass Publishe

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