"The average man never really thinks from end to end of his life. The mental activity of such people is only a mouthing of cliches. What they mistake for thought is simply a repetition of what they have heard. My guess is that well over 80 percent of the human race goes through life without having a single original thought."

-- H. L. Mencken

#Mistake Quotes #Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“You can encounter the great life within you when you recover the zero point. When you encounter that great life, all limits created by the thoughts and emotions vanish and infinite creativity springs forth.”
“No true love there can be without Its dread penalty--jealousy.”
“A first walk in any new country is one of the things which makes life on this planet worth being grateful for.”

Source : William Beebe (2012). “Galapagos: World's End”, p.62, Courier Corporation
“So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did the news; I did everything. I did - played records.”
“I don't know if it's a movement, but the only thing new that's happening is that I think music and art and video and fashion are all kind of thrown into one big ball that's on television, and people see that all the time - you see a fusion of all those things.”
“In France, I learned about wine and cheese.”
“I like the idea of paradox, between the authentic fabrics and sophisticated shapes and between masculine and feminine. I'm not so much for sportswear. I think it's over.”
“But the ability to articulate what you are doing, to be clear about it, and to stick to it is, I think, the essence of political leadership.”

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