"Damn the Solar System. Bad light; planets too distant; pestered with comets; feeble contrivance; could make a better myself."

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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey

#Light Quotes #Creation Quotes #Comets Quotes

“Repression in the human psyche is tightly bundled. When it has been pulled out of the sprung package so often it is perhaps difficult to push it back in the box.”
“We are always on the anvil; by trials God is shaping us for higher things.”
“The game of basketball is not played with throwing punches, throwing elbows.”
“At times I think and at times I am.”
“It's important to keep your creative muscle strong and working. My most inspiring method though is just sitting down with an acoustic guitar and coming up with melodies. It's what I've been doing nice I was nine years old.”
“In addition, help your children learn self-discipline by such activities as learning to play a musical instrument or other demanding skill. I am reminded of the story of the salesman who came to a house one hot summer day. Through the screen door he could see a young boy practicing his scales on the piano. His baseball glove and hat were by the side of the piano bench. He said, "Say, boy, is your mother home?" To which the boy replied, "What do you think?" Thank heavens for conscientious parents!”
“I don't know all the certain words to word it.”
“I always treated writing as a profession, never as a hobby. If you don't believe in yourself, no one else will.”

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