"But man is freer than all the animals, on account of his free-will, with which he is endowed above all other animals."

-- Thomas Aquinas

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“Horror alone brings peace of mind.”
“First of all, if it's on your mind, your mind isn't clear. Anything you consider unfinished in any way must be captured in a trusted system outside your mind, or what I call a collection bucket, that you know you'll come back to regularly and sort through.”

Source : David Allen (2011). “Getting Things Done: How to achieve stress-free productivity”, p.20, Hachette UK
“I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.”
“Some of the American military obviously were thinking in terms of fighting a nuclear war. I was opposed to that.”

Source : "War And Peace In The Nuclear Age". WGBH Educational Foundation interview, lsopenvault01.wgbh.org. November 12, 1987.
“Pleasure for others is the only pleasure possible to me. I assure you I'm quite selfish! - I'm greedy for the happiness of those I love - and if they can't or won't be happy I'm perfectly miserable.”

Source : Marie Corelli (2017). “Delphi Complete Works of Marie Corelli (Illustrated)”, p.8930, Delphi Classics
“An open mind is like an open window. It lets the fresh air in.”

Source : Hernacki, Mike (2001). “The Ultimate Secret to Getting Absolutely Everything You Want”, p.96, Pelican Publishing
“Look, Gail." Roark got up, reached out, tore a thick branch off a tree, held it in both hands, one fist closed at each end; then, his wrists and knuckles tensed against the resistance, he bent the branch slowly into an arc. "Now I can make what I want of it: a bow, a spear, a cane, a railing. That's the meaning of life." "Your strength?" "Your work." He tossed the branch aside. "The material the earth offers you and what you make of it . . .”
“There are many To-morrows, my Love, my Love, There is only one To-day.”

Source : Joaquin Miller (1975). “Joaquin Miller's Poems”, New York : AMS Press

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