"The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of every new encounter, has been the unfortunate habit of making assumptions. It often proved fatal."

-- David Brin

#Mistake Quotes #Encounters Quotes #Literature Quotes

“I was an avid radio fan when I was a boy, as well as a great lover of comic strips”
“If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.”
“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.”

Source : "Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income". Book by Brian Tracy, May 2, 2006.
“Our main reproductive organ is our brain.”

Source : Molly Kelly (1997). “Saved Sex: Chastity-- Because You're Worth It”
“To be first-rate at anything you have to stake your all. Nobody's an artist 'on the side'.”

Source : Eleanor Clark (1978). “Eyes, etc: a memoir”, HarperCollins
“The late 1990s were good to me. I was doing the Lottery, GMTV and I had a good contract with ITV. But I was working so hard, I never had time to celebrate. I never thought I was lucky.”

Source : Source: www.dailymail.co.uk
“Justification by faith is the key to eliminating racism.”
“Being a fan of authentic Dada, I find today's art - what I call 'Bankers' Dada' - mind-numbingly dull. The most challenging work I've seen of late is by The British Art Resistance. Their document, 'A Call for Heroes in an Age of Cowards', is apt in these days of witless chancers.”

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