"If I have lived by any maxim as a reporter, it was that every person is an expert on the circumstances of his life."

-- Joseph Lelyveld

#Experts Quotes #Circumstances Quotes #Maxims Quotes

“Wrapped around my son with only the knowledge of the words of the world & a quiet remembrance of watching before this all began.”
“The collapse of good conscience and the absence of accountability and public scrutiny have led to crimes against humanity and violations of international law.”
“Big thoughts are fun to romanticize, but it's many small insights coming together that bring big ideas into the world.”

Source : Scott Berkun (2010). “The Myths of Innovation”, p.8, "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
“To my mind, healing means returning a malfunctioning human body to full unrestricted function, not to remove parts of it by operation or amputation”
“I do things - whether it's donations or events for good causes or giving back to my community - for the right reason: because I want to. Because it's the best thing to do. I wanna help someone else out.”

Source : "Interview: LeSean McCoy Talks Chip Kelly, Kobe Bryant, & Nick Foles' Rap Knowledge". Interview with Maurice Peebles, www.complex.com. September 5, 2014.
“There are three reasons why men of genius have long hair. One is, that they forget it is growing. The second is, that they like it. The third is, that it comes cheaper; they wear it long for the same reason they wear their hats long.”

Source : Israel Zangwill (2012). “The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes”, p.180, tredition
“It is difficult to fly without wings.”
“In fact, if you take any group of scores, it's likely that fifty to sixty percent are going to be so much alike that it's difficult to tell any difference among them. But I sometimes wonder if that has more to do with the quality of the art that's being made. There are always those composers who are going to move toward whatever is currently in fashion, there are others who will deliberately attempt to go in another direction. And sometimes, there are composers who will see themselves as being outside the stream and not even try to present their music to the general public.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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