"As for us, we were scarcely four hundred strong, and we well remembered the word and warning...we had received to beware of entering the city of Mexico, since they would kill us as soon as they had us inside."

-- Bernal Diaz del Castillo

#Strong Quotes #Cities Quotes #Warning Quotes

“When the artist is truly the servant of the work, the work is better than the artist; Shakespeare knew how to listen to his work, and so he often wrote better than he could write; Bach composed more deeply, more truly than he knew, Rembrandt's brush put more of the human spirit on canvas than Rembrandt could comprehend. When the work takes over, then the artist is enabled to get out of the way, not to interfere. When the work takes over, then the artist listens.”
“Be silent in a group of people See what they reveal to you.”

Source : Yoko Ono (2013). “Acorn”, p.88, Algonquin Books
“The nectar of life is sweet only when shared with others.”
“I'm a big fan of glamour. It's something I don't think there's enough of in Hollywood anymore. I enjoy putting on a sexy dress and heels. I want to work it.”
“Nothing - not prestige, power or pride - is worth sacrificing the things that you truly want, the things that you truly love. "Don't be afraid to take time and smell the roses. Don't hesitate in seeking out those things you hold dear. Seeking them out and holding on to them. And don't ever cease standing up for what you believe in, and fighting for those things that you want. Life is too short. Do what makes you happy, regardless of how others might feel.”
“People think other things are more important than prayer, but they are mistaken.”

Source : Michael Oren Fitzgerald, Thomas Yellowtail (2003). “Indian Spirit”, p.57, World Wisdom, Inc
“If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing.”
“Why can't you summon a command line and search your real-world home for 'Honda car keys,' and specify rooms in your house to search instead of folders or paths in your computer's home directory? It's a crippling design flaw in the real-world interface.”

Source : Richard Dooling (2008). “Rapture for the Geeks: When AI Outsmarts IQ”, p.6, Crown

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