"What are men to rocks and mountains?"

-- Jane Austen

#Men Quotes #Rocks Quotes #Mountain Quotes

“And I'm going to work as hard as I can... for cancer research and hopefully, maybe, we'll have some cures and some breakthroughs. I'd like to think I'm going to fight my brains out to be back here again next year for the Arthur Ashe recipient. I want to give it next year!”
“Who would not, finding way, break loose from hell, . . . . And boldly venture to whatever place Farthest from pain?”
“Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts. (Leonard Shelby, Memento)”
“If we surrendered to earthâ€™s intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees. Instead we entangle ourselves in knots of our own making and struggle, lonely and confused. So like children, we begin again... to fall, patiently to trust our heaviness. Even a bird has to do that before he can fly. (from the poem "How Sure Gravity's Law")”
“True teachers not only impart knowledge and method but awaken the love of learning by their own reflected love.”

Source : Robert Grudin (1990). “The Grace of Great Things: Creativity and Innovation”, Ticknor & Fields
“The noncook is in a helpless position, much like that of the car owner who canâ€™t change a tire and has to depend on mechanics to keep his automobile running.”
“Miss Temminnick, you are in receipt of the highest marks we have ever given in a six-month review. Your mind seems designed for espionage. Nevertheless, you veer away from perfect in matters of etiquette. Do not let these marks go to your head; there are many girls at this school who are better than you. Our biggest concern is what you get up to when we are not watching. Because, if nothing else, this test has told us you are probably spying on us, as well as everyone around you.”
“Unfortunately, people think I'm negative and bitter all the time, and that's not the case.”

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