"Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite."

-- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

#Art Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“He was calling it an atonic seizure because, even if he didn't know why it had happened, it was important to give it a cool name.”
“Take one day at a time. Allow yourself to change.”
“Bewilderment increases in the presence of the mirrors.”
“He looked at her as a man might look at a faded flower he had plucked, in which it was difficult for him to trace the beauty that had made him pick and so destroy it”
“There is no substitute to taking a lot of a catches as a youngster if you want to do slip catching - you've got to catch, catch, catch. And more than doing the normal stuff, you have to vary your catching - you've got to take some catches with the tennis ball, you got to take some closer, some further away.”
“Recycling isn't going to save the world, but being conscious of it and your surroundings can.”
“Men are motivated when they feel needed while women are motivated when they feel cherished.”

Source : John Gray (2012). “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your Relationships”, p.11, HarperCollins UK
“Life is about opportunities, creating them and embracing them, and for me, that was the Olympic dream. That's what defined me. That was my bliss.”

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