#Years Quotes #Flying Quotes #Unconventional Quotes
“In Grimm's fairy tales, you kiss a frog and in two seconds, it becomes a prince. That is a fairy tale. In evolution, you kiss a frog and in two million years, it becomes a prince.”
“I lay in bed and watched moments break into phenomenal particles of panic and could actually see the divine crack of God’s ***** as he completely turned his back on me.”
Source : Arthur Nersesian (2010). “Dogrun”, p.113, Simon and Schuster
“The most convincing proof of the conversion of heat into living force [vis viva] has been derived from my experiments with the electro-magnetic engine, a machine composed of magnets and bars of iron set in motion by an electrical battery. I have proved by actual experiment that, in exact proportion to the force with which this machine works, heat is abstracted from the electrical battery. You see, therefore, that living force may be converted into heat, and that heat may be converted into living force, or its equivalent attraction through space.”
“The pressure makes me more intent about each shot. Pressure on the last few holes makes me play better.”
“With my personal preparation at the piano, I can afford to hum at half voice.”
“Anxiety is practising failure in advance. Anxiety is needless and imaginary. It's fear about fear, fear that means nothing.”
“Mastery requires endurance. Mastery, a word we don’t use often, is not the equivalent of what we might consider its cognate—perfectionism—an inhuman aim motivated by a concern with how others view us. Mastery is also not the same as success—an event-based victory based on a peak point, a punctuated moment in time. Mastery is not merely a commitment to a goal, but to a curved-line, constant pursuit.”
Source : Sarah Lewis (2014). “The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery”, p.7, Simon and Schuster
“I always clean before the cleaning lady comes. If not, when I come home, I can't find anything. Cleaning ladies are always hiding things you leave out.”
Larry the Cable Guy Comedian
Michael Dell Author
Dave Thomas Businessperson
