"On a trip to Germany, Lange and his entourage were climbing the tower of an ancient castle when they stopped to catch their breath. "How old is this ruin?" someone asked a guide. "Forty-two years," said Lange."

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Source : "A Dictionary of New Zealand Political Quotations", (p. 94), 2000.

David Lange

#Two Quotes #Climbing Quotes #Years Quotes

“A too often forgotten truth is that you can live through actual events of history and completely miss the underlying reality of what's going. What history misses, the myth clearly expresses. The myth in the hands of a genius give us a clear picture of the inner import of life itself.”

Source : Tom Harpur (2005). “The Pagan Christ: Is Blind Faith Killing Christianity?”, p.17, Allen & Unwin
“Organic Chemistry has become a vast rubbish heap of puzzling and bewildering compounds.”
“We live in our own world , A world that is too small For you to stoop and enter Even on hands and knees, The adult subterfuge.”

Source : R.S. Thomas (2012). “Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas”, p.57, Hachette UK
“Never leave the site of a goal without first taking some form of positive action towards its attainment. Right now, take a moment to define the first steps you must take to achieve some goal. What can you do today to move forward?”
“A lot of the conventions aren't full of "Cheers" fans. They are more themed for fans of monsters and zombies.”

Source : Source: www.washingtontimes.com
“I don't mind being naked.”
“Experience without theory is blind, but theory without experience is mere intellectual play.”
“There are no limits on what you can achieve with your life, except the limits you accept in your mind”

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