"All we can ever do is lay a word in the hands of those who have put one in ours."

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Source : Richard Powers (2004). “Galatea 2.2: A Novel”, p.103, Macmillan

Richard Powers

#Hands Quotes #Lays Quotes

“I wish there had been someone there to vote no for me -Rosalie Cullen”
“Of all the people on Earth, the prefect and the greatest Man prayed.”
“So use all that is called fortune. Most men gamble with her, and gain all and lose all, as her wheel rolls... A political victory, a rise of rents, the recovery of your sick or the return of your absent friend, or some other favorable event raises your spirits, and you think good days are preparing for you. Do not believe it. Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles.”
“I'm definitely not a nerd.”
“I am not the kind of designer who is racing to the finish line, so while collaborations are important for our growth, each and every one has to be strategic and well-timed with what we have going on internally.”
“No one has invented a condom for the pen yet”
“Young people don't always do what they're told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.”
“Those who have changed the universe have never done it by changing officials, but always by inspiring the people.”

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