"The barrier has begun to yield."

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Source : John Herschel (2014). “Essays from the Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews”, p.550, Cambridge University Press

John Herschel

#Yield Quotes #Astronomy Quotes #Cosmology Quotes

“The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American”
“I feel hurt or attacked, jealousy or fear, what works for me is thinking of life as an adventure. This way, I remember that all these feelings or situations are part of a greater whole and that they need to be there to make life exactly what it is.”
“Walking is good for the soul.”
“I'm proud to be a New York Yankee.”
“It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts.”
“Life is simple. Everything happens for you, not to you. Everything happens at exactly the right moment, neither too soon nor too late. You don't have to like it... it's just easier if you do.”
“If you don't like Superman, something's wrong with you!”

Source : Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 1, 2013.
“It is hope, not despair, that undoes us all.”

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