"Shakespeare was naturally learned; he needed not the spectacles of the books to read nature; he looked inward, and found her there."

-- John Dryden

#Book Quotes #Inward Quotes #Found Quotes

“Design is a word that's come to mean so much that it's also a word that has come to mean nothing.”
“I think when you are named Noah, you are destined for a certain way of life.”
“We must apply our humble efforts to the construction of a more just and humane world. And I want to declare emphatically: Such a world is possible. To create this new society, we must present outstretched and friendly hands, without hatred and rancor, even as we show great determination and never waver in the defense of truth and justice. Because we know that we cannot sow seeds with clenched fists. To sow we must open our hands.”

Source : Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1983). “Christ in a Poncho: Testimonials of the Nonviolent Struggles in Latin America”
“Truth as philosophy is a gas; as art, it is visible steam.”
“I think making mistakes and discovering them for yourself is of great value, but to have someone else to point out your mistakes is a shortcut of the process.”
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation. What is called resignation is confirmed desperation.”
“Today osteoporosis affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan and causes more than 2.3 million fractures in the USA and Europe alone.”
“People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist.”

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