"In such seconds of decision entire futures are made."

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Source : Dan Simmons (2014). “The Hyperion Cantos 4-Book Bundle: Hyperion, The Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, The Rise of Endymion”, p.526, Spectra

Dan Simmons

#Decision Quotes #Made Quotes

“People don't believe that their actions really and truly are going to make a difference. But kids get it. They know. And they get all excited about the difference they're making.”
“I haven't been one since I did a film called (coughs) Encino Man (laughing). After two or three runs with Pauly Shore, I had enough. Watching this film in 3D as far as rollercoasters go really fills it for me.”
“We have yet to beat our drums for birth control in the way we beat them for polio vaccine. We are still unable to put babies in the class of dangerous epidemics, even though this is the exact truth.”
“Life was such a wheel that no man could stand upon it for long. And it always, at the end, came round to the same place again.”
“At one of my lowest points, sugar had a painful grip on me. I'd buy/binge and then beat myself up over my behavior.”
“One of the first lessons one learns is that the mind is a powerful factor in everything you do, including those exercises that seem to require a maximum of physical strength.”

Source : Joe Hyams (2010). “Zen in the Martial Arts”, p.107, Bantam
“Marry your son when you will, but you daughter when you can.”
“Well, as you know, there are 24 hours in every day. And if that's not enough, you've always got the nights!”

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