"Business men who are busy the whole day and immediately go to bed after supper, snoring like cows, are not likely to contribute anything to culture."

-- Lin Yutang

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“Nothing that happens on the surface of the sea can alter the calm of its depths”

Source : Andrew Harvey (2010). “The Direct Path”, p.249, Random House
“I like something about George W. Bush. A lot. After spending more than a decade having almost physiological-chemical reactions anytime I saw him, getting the heebie-jeebies whenever he spoke - after being sure from the start that he was a Gremlin on the wing of America - I really like the paintings of George W. Bush.”
“The main thing is to study pictures and stop listening to the pontifictaions of photographers. Photographers aren't oracles of wisdom. If they're good photographers, then take a good look at their pictures - what else do you need?”
“In 2008, when the real estate market blew up, it principally hurt older people who saw the value of their houses go down, along with their pension plans.”
“The human race has to be bad at psychology; if it were not, it would understand why it is bad at everything else.”

Source : Celia Elizabeth Green (1976). “The decline and fall of science”, Hamish Hamilton
“Our biggest challenge in this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract - sustainable development - and turn it into a reality for all the world's people”
“To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain.”
“Wonderingâ€™s healthy. Broadens the mind. Opens you up to all sorts of stray thoughts and possibilities.”

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