". . . we have overcome the notion that mathematical truths have an existence independent and apart from our own minds. It is even strange to us that such a notion could ever have existed."

-- Edward Kasner

#Independent Quotes #Mind Quotes #Overcoming Quotes

“On the heights, all paths are paved with daggers. -Old Seanchan saying”
“Death is a large form of entertainment, probably the largest. Watching death in different ways is entertaining for us, whether it's a high-speed chase and a guy grabs a helicopter and flies away. We know the reality of it is that he wouldn't be physically able to hold onto that helicopter and fall to his death. But it's entertaining to watch.”
“It's up and down, and people are going to love things you do, people are going to hate things you do.”

Source : Source: www.empireonline.com
“In a team sport like basketball, every time you help somebody else, you help yourself.”

Source : Pete Carril, Dan White (2004). “The Smart Take from the Strong: The Basketball Philosophy of Pete Carril”, p.70, U of Nebraska Press
“Hither and thither spins The wind-borne mirroring soul, A thousand glimpses wins, And never sees a whole.”
“Overall his period in office can only be characterised as a decade of missed opportunities in which the hopes of the British people for a new kind of politics were shattered [on Tony Blair]”
“You can put together an album with a bunch of producers, but your vision has to be clear. If you just grab a track from this person and this person and put them on a CD it doesn't mean that they go, just because you are rapping over them.”
“I have survived. I am here. Confused, screwed up, but here. So, how can I find my way? Is there a chain saw of the soul, an ax I can take to my memories or fears?”

Source : Laurie Halse Anderson (2011). “Speak”, p.188, Macmillan

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