"The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research."

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Source : Rolf Potts (2002). “Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel”, p.36, Ballantine Books

Rolf Potts

#Running Quotes #Simple Quotes #Long Quotes

“For in and out, above, about, below, 'Tis nothing but a Magic Shadow-show, Played in a Box whose Candle is the Sun, Round which we Phantom Figures come and go.”
“Sometimes you feel the emotion. You think this might be my last pre-season or my last Champions League match. But, overall, those thoughts aren't important right now. But the time will soon come”

Source : "Dennis Bergkamp" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. April 18, 2004.
“To despise doctrine is to despise the Word of God.”
“Be courageous and face this moment in time consciously and with all the discernment and clarity within your power.”
“We come finally, however, to the relation of the ideal theory to real world, or "real" probability. If he is consistent a man of the mathematical school washes his hands of applications. To someone who wants them he would say that the ideal system runs parallel to the usual theory: "If this is what you want, try it: it is not my business to justify application of the system; that can only be done by philosophizing; I am a mathematician". In practice he is apt to say: "try this; if it works that will justify it".”
“You find out who your friends are. Some people didn't have much to do with me when I was down. I've got a long memory.”
“If things were easy to find, they wouldnâ€™t be worth finding.”
“Whenever the offence inspires less horror than the punishment, the rigour of penal law is obliged to give way to the common feelings of mankind.”

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