"Get a scalpel, and practice just, say, cutting a piece of meat or something like that. You sort of learn how you want to hold your fingers, and that sort of thing, and try to become graceful when you operate."

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Source : "Denton A. Cooley, M.D. on Preparation". The Academy of Achievement Intreview, www.achievement.org. April 11, 1991.

Denton Cooley

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“The reason to moderate is to avoid having to quit.”

Source : Jim Harrison (2007). “Off to the Side: A Memoir”, p.87, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“I try to anticipate the ball well. That's something that's helped me since when I was a kid. Just learning to anticipate and read the game well. That's helped me. When I moved over to Spain and I was 15 I was playing with big guys who were 22 years to 28 years old and I was 15 so IÂ couldn't beat them with power. I had to beat them withÂ touch shots and variety and anticipation and all of those things. I learned a lot when I was over there.”
“Stephenie Meyer: Her vampires are sparkly, which I think we can all agree is wrong.”
“I'm not going to go around with a long face - that's a waste of time”
“[Race] had no substance, like a shadowy shape that terrifies in the dark but vanishes by the light of day.”

Source : Nayantara Sahgal (1963). “From fear set free”
“Music loud, I can't help but wiggle a bit and I think that movement finds its way into the paintings... I can see it in the strokes.”
“the truth about forever is that it is happening right now”

Source : "The Truth About Forever". Book by Sarah Dessen, 2004.
“Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements.”

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