"I had just taken to reading. I had just discovered the art of leaving my body to sit impassive in a crumpled up attitude in a chair or sofa, while I wandered over the hills and far away in novel company and new scenes... My world began to expand very rapidly,... the reading habit had got me securely."

-- H. G. Wells

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“The word humility (also human) is derived from the Latin humus, meaning the soil. Perhaps this is not simply because it entails stooping and returning to earthly origins, but also because, as we are rooted in this earth of everyday life, we find in it all the vitality and fertility unnoticed by people who merely tramp on across the surface, drawn by distant landscapes.”
“Hope is a start. But hope needs action to win victories”

Source : David J. Schwartz (2014). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.41, Penguin
“The funny thing is, London is an incredibly interesting city. It's very sexy and it's very different, with the Thames winding through it like a snake.”
“I think I come from a theatrical tradition where, if you look at the great theatrical actors of the British theatre, they took enormous pride in being wildly different from one role to the next. That's the tradition I come from.”

Source : "Exclusive: James Purefoy Talks IRONCLAD and JOHN CARTER". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 2, 2011.
“Part of resilience is deciding to make yourself miserable over something that matters, or deciding to make yourself miserable over something that doesn't matter.”
“Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure.”

Source : "Q&A: Gen Y's Youngest Demand Authenticity, Via Text". Interview with Sarah Mahoney, www.mediapost.com. March 16, 2012.
“I will begin to speak, when I have that to say which had not better be unsaid.”
“Not with the Rochester Philharmonic, but I formed my own orchestra, made up of musicians from the Eastman School, where I'm on the faculty now, direct the Jazz Ensemble and teach improvisation classes.”

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