"There are abundantly more English professors in the world than there are authors."

#World Quotes #Professors Quotes

“I was 35. I was the oldest female VJ at Viacom ever. I left them, which at least preserved my dignity, because I'm sure they would eventually have kicked me to the curb. I mean, who there is over 35 now? I can't even imagine. On air? I was glad I lasted that long.”
“Poetry is language trying to become bodily experience.”
“Would you love a man of a broken shell after the passing of a women's soul?”
“Contrary to most peopleâ€™s beliefs, music is in me, forever. I can recall it at any moment with utter precision.”
“What fetters the mind and benumbs the spirit is ever the dogged acceptance of absolutes.”

Source : Edward Sapir, David Goodman Mandelbaum (1985). “Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality”, p.159, Univ of California Press
“Warning: If you are insufferable, do not walk here. We shall eat you down to the marrow.”
“Inexperience can be overcome, ignorance can be enlightened, but prejudice will destroy you.”
“The monkeys solved the puzzle simply because they found it gratifying to solve puzzles. They enjoyed it. The joy of the task was its own reward.”

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