"If at first you don't fricassee, Fry, fry a hen!"

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Source : Carol Ryrie Brink (2007). “Caddie Woodlawn”, p.182, Simon and Schuster

Carol Ryrie Brink

#Hens Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“The world has a way of undermining complex plans. This is particularly true in fast moving environments. A fast moving environment can evolve more quickly than a complex plan can be adapted to it. By the time you have adapted, the target has changed.”
“You cannot have exterior development without interior development to hold it in place.”
“The auld wife sat at her ivied door, (Butter and eggs and a pound of cheese) A thing she had frequently done before; And her spectacles lay on her apron'd knees...”

Source : Charles Stuart Calverley (1872). “Fly leaves, by C.S.C.”, p.48
“Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.”
“When youâ€™re training Parkour with passion, if youâ€™re good, people will notice you. Donâ€™t go around saying, â€˜Hey look at this new move I got.â€™ No. We used to say, â€˜If itâ€™s good weâ€™ll tell you.â€™ Do it for yourself first.”
“Remember: Always walk in the light. And if you feel like you're not walking in it, go find it. Love the light.”
“My parents discussed singing every night over the dinner table; I had a tremendous music education.”
“Cell culture is a little like gardening. You sit and you look at cells, and then you see something and say, 'You know, that doesn't look right'.”

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