"In the end, only Leif believed that you were still alive. He thought you might be hiding somewhere, playing a game. As the rest of us grieved, Leif searched the jungle for you day after day.â€ â€œWhen did he finally stop?â€ I asked. â€œYesterday."

-- Maria V. Snyder

#Yesterday Quotes #Games Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Thinking means concentrating on one thing long enough to develop an idea about it. Not learning other people's ideas, or memorizing a body of information, however much those may sometimes be useful. Developing your own ideas. In short, thinking for yourself.”

Source : "Solitude and Leadership" by William Deresiewicz, theamericanscholar.org. March 1, 2010.
“My life closed twice before its close”
“Sometimes it has to feel worse before it feels better.”
“I fought Sugar [Ray Robinson] so many times that I'm lucky I didn't get diabetes”
“The rule of law bakes no bread, it is unable to distribute loaves or fishes (it has none), and it cannot protect itself against external assault, but it remains the most civilized and least burdensome conception of a state yet to be devised.”
“Each letter of the alphabet is a steadfast loyal soldier in a great army of words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories. One letter falls, and the entire language falters.”
“What differentiates us from other money managers with a similar style is that weâ€™re comfortable with new lows.”
“I’m aware of the- the fact that people elsewhere in the world think differently from us. I can sort of see us, us Americans with their eyes. And not all that I see is- is attractive. I see an insular people who are- are insensitive to foreign sensibilities, who are lazy, obese, complacent and increasingly perplexed as to why we are losing our place in the world to people who are more dynamic than us and more disciplined”

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