"It may be that the invention of the aeroplane flying-machine will be deemed to have been of less material value to the world than the discovery of Bessemer and open-hearth steel, or the perfection of the telegraph, or the introduction of new and more scientific methods in the management of our great industrial works. To us, however, the conquest of the air, to use a hackneyed phrase, is a technical triumph so dramatic and so amazing that it overshadows in importance every feat that the inventor has accomplished."

-- Waldemar Kaempffert

#Air Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Perfection Quotes

“Do not depend upon the morality of a person until you have seen him behave while in anger.”
“Knowledge and belief are two seperate tracks that run parallel to each other and never meet, except in the child.”
“Because there is that sort of feeling that people don't know what to do with gaps in their lives. It's a scary notion, but actually, if you can stand in space just for a little while, a new door will open, or you'll be able to see in the dark after a while. You'll adjust.”

Source : Interview with Scott Tobias, film.avclub.com. September 22, 2009.
“Why don't you make a contibution to my sanity, and do the one thing you never seem to be able to do... SHUT UP!!!”
“From my own internal fanboy perspective, there's nothing that I hate more than seeing a three minute trailer for a movie where I feel like it's shown me the entire movie.”
“Stroke followed stroke with the velocity of light. The movement of my hand was interrupted only by the act of changing colors.”
“No one would feel embarrassed about seeking help for a child if they broke their arm and we really should be equally ready to support a child coping with emotional difficulties.”

Source : "Kate Middleton Has An Empowering Message For Those Facing Mental Health Stigma" by Lindsay Holmes, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 17, 2015.
“Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath.”

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