"I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued."

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Source : Carolyn Wells (1937). “The Rest of My Life”

Carolyn Wells

#Effort Quotes #Facts Quotes #Strive Quotes

“Wikipedia is the #5 site on the Web and serves 450 million different people every month - with billions of page views.”
“I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick what they want to buy, rather than being told what they should buy.”
“The creative conquest of space will serve as a wonderful substitute for war.”
“The key to good grilling is to recognize that you are setting yourself up to cook in a whole new environment. This is actually one of the main purposes of grilling - to get yourself outside.”

Source : "Sustainable Grilling With Barton Seaver". Interview with Esther Sung, www.epicurious.com. May 21, 2013.
“I have been following a vegan diet now since the 1980s, and find it not only healthier, but also much more attractive than the chunks of meat that were on my plate as a child.”
“After eight years in government, Mr Blair has precious little to show for his ambitious plans to heal the divisions in society.”
“I was always searching, always seeking the next big thing, because that was the thing that was going to make everything all right again. And while I was working toward it, it gave me something to think about other than that thing I couldn't put my finger on. But it always came back.”
“When I finally went to school I had to adjust to other girls and learn their fiendish ways. Having learnt them, I turned them on all and sundry.”

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