"Those who cling to life die, and those who defy death live."

-- Uesugi Kenshin

“When you stand at the bottom of the mountain and look up at the mountaintop, the path looks hard and stony, and the top is obscured by clouds. But when you reach the top and you look down, you realize that there are a thousand paths that could have brought you to that place.”

Source : Roz Savage (2009). “Rowing the Atlantic: Lessons Learned on the Open Ocean”, p.240, Simon and Schuster
“Youâ€™re probably smarter than you present yourself.”
“I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life.”
“As neither of these two great research scientists was able to find the solution to the mystery, it is small wonder that none of their contemporaries were able to do so either.”
“A self made man is a rarity and hated by the parasites that floated to fame thought their parents, relatives and contacts.”
“We cannot make a heaven on earth, though we may make a hell.”

Source : Russell Kirk (1957). “The Intelligent Woman's Guide to Conservatism”
“A rhododendron bud lavender-tipped. Soon a glory of blooms to clash with the cardinals and gladden the hummingbirds!”
“To barbecue is a way of life rather than a desirable method of cooking.”

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