"But what really excited me was the idea that humans had a tremendous pre-history that went back millions of years. I wanted to go to Africa to find some of these creatures."

-- Donald Johanson

#Years Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Excited Quotes

“I have a lot of regrets about what I've done. If I had to do it over again, I never would have left the Mets. I'm very thankful for all that Mr. (George) Steinbrenner did for me when I was with the Yankees, but I wish I had stayed in New York with the Mets.”
“In those days, we finally chose to walk like giants and hold the world in arms grown strong with love And there may be many things we forget in the days to come, But this will not be one of them.”
“Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.”

Source : Matsuo Basho (2014). “Basho's Narrow Road: Spring and Autumn Passages”, p.31, Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
“The power of gentleness is irresistible.”

Source : Henry MARTYN (1819). “Memoir of the ---”, p.198
“Wherever and however any one of us may be conceived, it is the same. We come into being in the arms of God.”
“How can we live in harmony? First we need to know we are all madly in love with the same God.”
“A man's work is in danger of deteriorating when he thinks he has found the one best formula for doing it. If he thinks that, he is likely to feel that all he needs is merely to go on repeating himself . . . so long as a person is searching for better ways of doing his work, he is fairly safe.”
“I think reading a novel is almost next best to having something to do.”

Source : Margaret Oliphant (2015). “Delphi Works of Margaret Oliphant with Complete Stories of the Seen and Unseen”, p.838, Delphi Classics

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