"A fleet of the most powerful vessels would be of little use in war without a personnel at least as efficient as that of our possible enemies."

-- William Sims

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“As the spring comes on, and the densening outlines of the elm give daily a new design for a Grecian urn, â€” its hue, first brown with blossoms, then emerald with leaves, â€” we appreciate the vanishing beauty of the bare boughs. In our favored temperate zone, the trees denude themselves each year, like the goddesses before Paris, that we may see which unadorned loveliness is the fairest.”
“At some of the darkest moments in my life, some people I thought of as friends deserted me-some because they cared about me and it hurt them to see me in pain; others because I reminded them of their own vulnerability, and that was more than they could handle. But real friends overcame their discomfort and came to sit with me. If they had not words to make me feel better, they sat in silence (much better than saying, "You'll get over it," or "It's not so bad; others have it worse") and I loved them for it.”

Source : "Living a Life That Matters: Resolving the Conflict Between Conscience and Success". Book by Harold Kushner, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2001.
“RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.”
“It seems to me that you won't have had a proper series of adventures, unless you've gone through thick and thin.”

Source : Avi (2008). “The End of the Beginning: Being the Adventures of a Small Snail (and an Even Smaller Ant)”, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Never argue with people who buy ink by the gallon....”
“I think I always have been someone who likes to push at the edges of things, looking for something different.”

Source : "Acclaimed musician Gary Burton on his partners through life, including Chick Corea". Interview with Nick Krewen, www.thestar.com. December 5, 2012.
“Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However, whatever your sentiments about the government's bailout of General Motors, for every job Barack Obama 'saved-or-created' in the U.S. there were two jobs off shore.”
“Evening is a time of real experimentation. You never want to look the same way.”

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