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Pliny the Younger
"That indolent but agreeable condition of doing nothing."
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Source : Pliny (the Younger) (18??). “The Letters of Pliny the Younger: Literally Translated with Notes, Melmoth's Translation, Revised by Bosanquest”
Pliny the Younger
#Doing Nothing Quotes
#Conditions Quotes
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“The world had teeth and it could bite you with them anytime it wanted.”
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“The only way the corporate Body of Christ will fulfill the mission Christ has given it is for individual Christians to have a vision for fulfilling that mission personally.”
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“The real potential of electricity lies not in providing social amenities but in stimulating long-term economic development”
Source : Christopher Flavin (1986). “Electricity for a developing world: new directions”, Worldwatch Inst
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“I started playing professional basketball in 1971, and I played professionally for five seasons before going to Philadelphia.”
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“I don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me.”
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“My first gig was in Philadelphia and I played the drums for my older brothers. That same night, I also played drums for Martha and the Vandellas. Ah, the fond memories of being 14.”
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“The fact is that people who strap bombs to their bodies to blow up families at a Bar Mitzvah in Israel, plant bombs at a nightclub in Bali, or slit stewardesses' throats and ram airplanes filled with innocent Americans into office buildings do not do so for any reason related to poverty. They do so because they hold evil beliefs and have deformed consciences”
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“When I started learning the cello, I fell in love with the instrument because it seemed like a voice - my voice.”
Source : FaceBook post by Mstislav Rostropovich from Dec 20, 2016 
