"The only thing simple about the past is that it's not now."

-- Larry Poons

#Past Quotes #Simple Quotes

“One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that, you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching, you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!”
“A flower is relatively small... Still in a way-nobody sees a flower-so I said to myself-I'll paint it big.”
“Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices.”
“It is easier to prevent bad habits than to break them.”
“Godâ€™s purpose is â€œto bring to pass theÂ immortalityÂ and eternal life of man.â€2Â That is fundamental to all we do. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in things that we find fascinating or become so consumed by mundane responsibilities that we lose sight of Godâ€™s objectives. As you consistently focus your life on the most basic principles, you will gain an understanding of what you are to do, and you will produce more fruit for the Lord and more happiness for yourself.”
“Most parents donâ€™t know really their children.”
“Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action.”
“Art is good, bad, boring, ugly, useful to us or not. It does or doesn't disturb optical monotony, and succeeds or fails in surmounting sterility of style or visual stereotype; it creates new beauty or it doesn't.”

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