"Reading is probably what leads most writers to writing."

-- Richard Ford

#Reading Quotes #Writing Quotes

“Having three operational vehicles in the fleet affords the shuttle program great schedule flexibility as we move toward flying safely and completing the international space station.”
“To have lived long does not necessarily imply the gathering of much wisdom and experience. One who has pedaled twenty-five thousand miles on a stationary bicycle has not circled the globe. He or she has only garnered weariness.”
“Not much happens without a dream. And for something great to happen, there must be a great dream. Behind every great achievement is a dreamer of great dreams. Much more than a dreamer is required to bring it to reality; but the dream must be there first.”

Source : Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears (2002). “Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness”, p.40, Paulist Press
“One of the things that we don't want to do is to destroy the infrastructure of Iraq, because in a few days we're going to own that country.”
“My mother knew if you bought a couple of really good architectural outfits and put your money into accessories, you could create a million different looks. She taught that to me, which I think was invaluable.”
“Instead of lamenting your fate, create your world.”
“Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. Itâ€™s the scream which eases for a while the terrible frustration common to all human beings who because of race, creed, or color, are â€˜invisibleâ€™. Dance is the fist with which I fight the sickening ignorance of prejudice.”
“Molecular genetics, our latest wonder, has taught us to spell out the connectivity of the tree of life in such palpable detail that we may say in plain words, "This riddle of life has been solved."”

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