"We are all farsighted, we give importance to those things that are far from us, while neglecting the things that are close to us... only to realize their value later when they are out-of-reach again..."

-- Ai Yazawa

#Giving Quotes #Realizing Quotes #Neglect Quotes

“This sordid affair has become an unacceptable distraction for Representative Weiner, his family, his constituents and the House - and for the good of all, he should step aside and address those things that should be most important - his and his family's well-being.”
“Man must be in space - that is what we are destined for. There is nothing else that we can do.”
“I still play that guitar. It's a Martin D-18 with a clear pick guard. I've played that guitar on and off my TV shows for nearly 50 years.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
“Do you know where Jason is?â€ she asked Dmitri when they exited the morgue. Dmitri pressed the car remote to unlock the flame red Ferrari parked in the employees-only lot. â€œTired of your Bluebell already?â€ A tendril of champagne circled around her senses, cut with something far harder. Never had she felt that harsh edge in Dmitriâ€™s scent. She pitied the woman he took to his bed today. â€œYeah, thatâ€™s it. Iâ€™m building a harem.”
“Let us award a just, a brilliant homage to those rare men whom nature has endowed with the precious privilege of arranging a thousand isolated facts, of making seductive theories spring from them; but let us not forget to state, that the scythe of the reaper had cut the stalks before one had thought of uniting them into sheaves!”

Source : François Arago, Robert GRANT (F.R.A.S.), Baden Powell, William Henry SMYTH (Rear Admiral.) (1857). “Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men ... Translated by ... W. H. Smyth ... the Rev. Baden Powell ... and R. Grant”, p.264
“It is only in your mind that you have to excel, at anything or everything. Of course, it would be very nice to excel at most things. Indeed, we recommend that you try and do your best. But realistically, you are entitled to do the bare minimum to get by. All your accomplishments are just a bonus, something to enjoy, not requirements. You don't have to do anything to prove that you are worthy of existing.”

Source : David D. Burns (1980). “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy”
“Told that the passing grade is a B or competence and that we will help you to get there, students do competent work. The lowest passing grade in the real world is competence. Why do schools accept so much less?”

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