"Nothing could be more reckless than to base one's moral philosophy on the latest pronouncements of science."

-- Edward Abbey

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“You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers and I have, but what you get is that experience which is so important to perform at your best.”

Source : "Wayne Rooney Q&A - my time is now". Daily Mail Interview, worldfootball.dailymail.co.uk. June 19, 2012.
“You can smile when your heart is breaking because you are a woman, and a courtier, and a Howard. That's three reasons for being the most deceitful creature on God's earth.”
“In the midst of the complexities of modern life, with all its pressures, the spirit of man needs to refresh itself by communion with unspoiled nature. In such surroundings- occasional as our visits may be- we can achieve that kind of physical and spiritual renewal that comes alone from the wonder of the natural world.”
“I bite my fingernails. That's probably not a good thing.”
“What is needed is competence first and enthusiasm first. There is nothing second! Although each or one of these alone is a good start, one without the other is impotent. But if I had a choice I would have enthusiasm first.”
“Conscience is the internal perception of God's Moral Law.”
“I wrote a great deal of verse. In fact, every time I fell in love, which was rather often, I burst into the emotional sort of thing which is perennially salable.”
“I loved acting. I didnâ€™t particularly like being a movie star.”

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