"Progress grows out of motion."

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Source : "Struggle: The Life and Exploits of Commander Richard E. Byrd". Book by Charles John Vincent Murphy, 1938.

Richard E. Byrd

#Progress Quotes #Grows Quotes

“The first and most important thing an individual can do is to become an individual again, decontrol himself, train himself as to what is going on and win back as much independent ground for himself as possible”
“Break the glass, please, and free us from all these damned rules, from needing to find an explanation for everything, from doing only what others approve of.”
“Trust your gut instinct over spreadsheets. There are too many variables in the real world that you simply can't put into a spreadsheet. Spreadsheets spit out results from your inexact assumptions and give you a false sense of security. In most cases, your heart and gut are still your best guide.”
“What makes Bush different from Hitler? He commits crimes in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib prisons. With all these crimes, they still behave like bullying claimants. They get angry once they see an independant nation.”
“I think there is something for all of us where you find a balance in your life, where you feel that everything you do isnt about your own creature comforts or satisfying your own appetites. Some of it has to be directed outward and there is a huge satisfaction in that.”
“I put a lot of time and energy and thought behind what I do and the characters that I create, and I don't want to do anything peripheral that is going to make an audience see me up there on the screen rather than who I'm playing.”

Source : "Billy Crudup Bares All". Parade Interview, parade.com. March 3, 2009.
“I still get invitations from all over Europe to speak at dinners, and it's an honour that promoters and charities can use me to create income.”
“If we can find peace within ourselves, within our families and communities, and heal Mother Earth in small ways, we can create a measurable shift in our world.”

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