"The average Ph.D. Thesis is nothing but a transference of bones from one graveyard to another."

--

Source : A Texan in England ch. 1 (1945)

J. Frank Dobie

#Education Quotes #Fear Quotes #Average Quotes

“I do the same things I did when I was 12 years old: I ride bikes, I read books, I walk in the woods. And I listen to music.”
“I'm sorry if my traumatized life is an inconvenience to you and your perfect existence.”
“A screenwriter is much like being a fire hydrant with a bunch of dogs lined up around it.”
“I'm kind of a low-key guy. The spotlight doesn't suit me. I'm more of a side dish--cole slaw or French fries or a Wham! backup singer.”
“Let's not be narrow, nasty, and negative.”
“None but yourself who are your greatest foe.”
“You might get some serial killers who are born with a chip missing, but for the most part I don't think anyone is born bad.”

Source : Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
“The truth in you remains as radiant as a star, as pure as light, as innocent as love itself.”

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