"It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die."

-- S. I. Hayakawa

#Littles Quotes #Chance Quotes #Individual Quotes

“Escapism- that's what I like. I'm not so crazy about the reality of everything.”
“A river, though, has so many things to say that it is hard to know what it says to each of us.”

Source : Norman Maclean, Barry Moser (1989). “A River Runs Through It”, p.158, University of Chicago Press
“As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who strive academically, just as we honor athletic champions. Meeting the President of the United States is just the honor we should bestow on our academic champions.”
“Friend of fatherless! Fountain of happiness! Lord of the swill-bucket! Oh, how my soul is on Fire when I gaze at thy Calm and commanding eye. Like the sun in the sky, Comrade Napoleon! Thou are the giver of All thy creatures love, Full belly twice a day, clean straw to roll upon; Every beast great or small, Sleeps at peace in his stall, Thou watchest over all, Comrade Napoleon! Had I a sucking-pig, Ere he had grown as big Even as a pint bottle or a a rolling-pin He should have learned to be Faithful and true to thee, Yes, his first squeak should be Comrade Napoleon!”
“Nice is good, but it's not enough. I want you back for real. I want to talk to you at lunch, instead of staring at you while you eat. I want to see the smile on your face and know I put it there. I want to hear your dad's voice get all low and pissed off, like it only does when I've stayed over too late.”
“Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.”
“It's been said that no man is a hero to a newspaperman, and I spent too many years as an ink-stained wretch.”
“I am always surprised when people do get upset. Perhaps its just the nutty people who write to newspapers who get upset.”

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