"The ideal place for me is the one in which it is most natural to live as a foreigner."

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Source : Italo Calvino (2017). “The Uses of Literature”, p.347, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Italo Calvino

#Travel Quotes #Natural Quotes #Exile Quotes

“We need some clergy with some backbone, who don't mind making uncomfortable at times those who are very comfortable, and challenging them at the core of their faith, at least causing them to pause and to have dialogue and to be open for further discussion.”
“He then alone will strictly be called brave who is fearless of a noble death, and of all such chances as come upon us with sudden death in their train.”
“Not only is a good name catchy and memorable, it should help people understand what your business does. If your name reflects your products or services you'll have a much better chance of being found [via Google search], so it's important to choose wisely.”
“I weighed the pros and cons of both, and college outweighed the pro ranks at the time and I'm definitely glad I made the choice to come to Oregon State because I'm a better player for it.”
“People die of fright and live of confidence.”
“To stand well in the estimation of one's country is a happiness that no rational creature can be insensible of.”
“Why are we here? I think many people assume, wrongly, that a company exists solely to make money. Money is an important part of a companys existence, if the company is any good. But a result is not a cause. We have to go deeper and find the real reason for our being.”
“Mr. Lincoln's maxim and philosophy were: 'What is to be, will be, and no prayers of ours can arrest the decree.' He never joined any Church. He was a religious man always, I think, but was not a technical Christian.”

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