"To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure. [author's dedication]"

-- Agatha Christie

#Adventure Quotes #Dedication Quotes #Hands Quotes

“If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam.”
“To find rest unto our souls includes peace of mind and heart, which is the result of learning and following the doctrine of Christ.”
“Lawyers-a profession it is to disguise matters.”
“I don't want to play 10 years and then die of a heart attack when I'm 40.”
“You have attained maturity; display it for us, if you please.”
“Never let us do wrong, because our opponents did so. Let us, rather, by doing right, show them what they ought to have done, and establish a rule the dictates of reason and conscience, rather than of the angry passions.”
“When I was praying there was a Presence - I saw nothing and yet Our Lord Crucified seemed present for a few instants.”
“The study of how substances alter gene expression is part of the field of epigenetics. Some chemical exposures appear to turn on and turn off genes in ways that disregulate cell growth and predispose for cancer. From this perspective, our genes are less the command-and-control masters of our cells and more like the keys of piano, with the environment as the hands of the pianist.”

Source : Sandra Steingraber (2010). “Living Downstream: An Ecologist's Personal Investigation of Cancer and the Environment”, p.19, Da Capo Press

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