"There is no excellence anywhere without labor. We would think a man foolish indeed who would say, "I am willing that my business should prosper, or that my farm should yield plentifully, but I'll not stir a peg." But he is no more foolish than the man who says, "I am willing that God should bless me abundantly, but I shall not do anything toward that end myself." We must consistently rely upon the help of the Lord, but we will not make any progress or meet with any success unless we put forth an earnest effort."

-- Charles W. Nibley

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“Getting laid off was one of the worst things that ever happened to me. But it led to the best results.”
“Freedom of inquiry, freedom of discussion, and freedom of teaching - without these a university cannot exist.”
“The best use of imagination is creativity. The worst use of imagination is anxiety.”
“We live in our own world , A world that is too small For you to stoop and enter Even on hands and knees, The adult subterfuge.”

Source : R.S. Thomas (2012). “Collected Poems: 1945-1990 R.S.Thomas: Collected Poems : R S Thomas”, p.57, Hachette UK
“That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.”

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“It is a curious property of research activity that after the problem has been solved the solution seems obvious.”
“Reductionism is a dirty word, and a kind of 'holistier than thou' self-righteousness has become fashionable.”
“God knows greed won't vanish. Neither will hatred or chauvanism. Human nature is a stubborn thing. But it isn't beyond control. Even if our core impulses can;t be banished, they can be tempered and redirected.”

Source : Robert Wright (2001). “Nonzero: The Logic of Human Destiny”, p.315, Vintage

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