"I think that my early poems were probably more concerned with time passing because of unfulfilled desires or yearnings. Now, I feel younger than I felt when I was a young old man. Now I want to live as long as I can."

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Jonathan W. Galassi

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Long Quotes

“One must not be afraid of a little silence. Some find silence awkward or oppressive. But a relaxed approach to dialogue will include the welcoming of some silence. It is often a devastating question to ask oneself, but it is sometimes important to ask it - 'In saying what I have in mind will I really improve on the silence?”

Source : Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears (2002). “Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness”, p.41, Paulist Press
“There are some remedies worse than disease.”
“Itâ€™s funny, but I was just thinking I wouldnâ€™t mind a repeat of that boring evening when we elapsed to 1953,â€ said Gideon. â€œJust you and me and Cousin Sofa.”
“Colorless green ideas sleep furiously.”
“Management must speak with one voice. When it doesn't management itself becomes a peripheral opponent to the team's mission.”

Source : Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult
“She needed him to keep her sane, to make her laugh, to feel complete”

Source : Alethea Kontis (2012). “Enchanted”, p.121, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“And we [The Futurist artists] must invent dynamic designs to go with them and express them in equally dynamic shapes: triangles, cones, spirals, ellipses, circles, etc.”

Source : "Futurism" edited by Didier Ottinger; Centre Pompidou, 5 Continents Editions, Milan, (p. 148), 2008.
“If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a Socrates who is never content with the initial superficial response, but is always probing for finer distinctions, clearer examples, a more profound form of knowing. Our concept of knowledge has changed since classical times, but Socrates has provided us with a timeless educational goal - ever deeper understanding.”

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