"Each man in his way is a treasure."

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Source : Robert Falcon Scott, Max Jones (2006). “Journals: Captain Scott's Last Expedition”, p.95, OUP Oxford

Robert Falcon Scott

#Men Quotes #Treasure Quotes #Way Quotes

“I pray God may preserve your health and life many years.”
“Scholes is the best English player. Intelligence, technique, strength... all the attributes are there. At Manchester United I saw what he could do on the training field. Phew!”
“His ambition was to insert his dreams into the world, and if they were the wrong dreams, then he would dream them in solitude.”

Source : Steven Millhauser (2011). “We Others: New & Selected Stories”, p.238, Vintage
“â€¦the samurai ethic is a political science of the heart, designed to control such discouragement and fatigue in order to avoid showing them to others. It was thought more important to look healthy than to be healthy, and more important to seem bold and daring than to be so. This view of morality, since it is physiologically based on the special vanity peculiar to men, is perhaps the supreme male view of morality.”
“We have to deal with a lot of things. One of them is we have to deal with fake conservatives that are bought-and-paid for by the Karl Rove establishment. Unfortunately, some in my area have recruited a primary opponent against me.”
“Your lot in life? A lot is something you draw, like straws. It's chance. You didn't get this life by chance. You chose it on purpose. If you're dissatisfied from it, you can change it.”

Source : Jennifer Echols (2009). “Going Too Far”, p.113, Simon and Schuster
“Your curiosity is your growth point. Always.”
“My responsibility is simply being who I am and not buying into any projection as real. No projection is finally real, but projection does play a very important role.”

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