"The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house."

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Source : Thomas Reid, William Hamilton, Harry M. Bracken, Thomas Reid, Sir William Hamilton (1967). “Philosophical Works”, p.527, Georg Olms Verlag

Thomas Reid

#House Quotes #Navigation Quotes #Ships Quotes

“I have been received more warmly by Everton than I have by Liverpool. It is scandalous that I should have to write these things about the club that I helped build into what it is today.”
“Money is the wise man's religion.”
“we can do anything when we decide to win no matter what!”
“In the garden I will die. In the rosebush they will kill me.”
“Even before I went to the UN, I often would want to say something in a meeting - only woman at the table - and I'd think, 'OK well, I don't think I'll say that. It may sound stupid.' And then some man says it, and everybody thinks it's completely brilliant, and you are so mad at yourself for not saying something.”
“I guess I started too early because I just thought it was something fun to do.”
“Do not fret over the ignorant person; surely they have not had the opportunities which illuminated your path.”
“I do love standup. I love comedians. They're my community. Also, because I know so many of them, I know the value of them. I know what they can do.”

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