"No man can have a 'yellow streak' and last. He must pay much attention to his nerves or temperament. He must hide every flaw."

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Source : Christy Mathewson (2013). “Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside”, p.31, Penguin

Christy Mathewson

#Men Quotes #Yellow Quotes #Nerves Quotes

“One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God.”
“Leading an organization is as much about soul as it is about systems. Effective leadership finds its source in understanding”
“Is this your bedroom?" she asked, and turned to look at him. Myrnin straightened and jammed the big red floppy hat back on his head. The feathers waved back and forth. "Don't get any ideas," he said. "I'm far too young and innocent for that kind of thinking.”
“Herbalife: the customers are fictitious, the business opportunity is a scam, the university degree is a fraud.”
“I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.”
“I wonder if it will beâ€”can beâ€”any more beautiful than this,â€™ murmured Anne, looking around her with the loving, enraptured eyes of those to whom â€˜homeâ€™ must always be the loveliest spot in the world, no matter what fairer lands may lie under alien stars.”
“I think there has to be an interesting transformative process between your perception of reality and making the paintings. If you are just trying to render what you see you are not entering into a transformative process. And that's what makes a good painting: the process of transforming and the willingness to leave reality behind.”
“The names of great painters are like passing-bells: in the name of Velasquez you hear sounded the fall of Spain; .in the name of Titian, that of Venice; in the name of Leonardo, that of Milan; in the name of Raphael, that of Rome. And there is profound justice in this, for in proportion to the nobleness of the power is the guilt of its use for purposes vain or vile; and hitherto the greater the art, the more surely has it been used, and used solely, for the decoration of pride or the provoking of sensuality.”

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