"Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking."

-- Wallace Stevens

#Science Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Observation Quotes

“Vision makes the difference for your future.”
“We are living at an important and fruitful moment now, for it is clear to men that the images of adult manhood given by the popular culture are worn out; a man can no longer depend on them. By the time a man is thirty-five he knows that the images of the right man, the tough man, the true man which he received in high school do not work in life.”

Source : Robert Bly (2015). “Iron John: A Book about Men”, p.7, Da Capo Press
“Dresden? There is not such a place any longer." "I want to point out, that besides Essen, we never actually considered any particular industrial sites as targets. The destruction of industrial sites always was some sort of bonus for us. Our real targets always were the inner cities.”
“There was a f**king review in f**king Melody Maker [of the first BOSSANOVA single, 'Velouria'] - 'Sounds like someone's been taking singing lessons'. Like, motherf**king A! I am the singer. Who do sing SONGS. It's like I never sang before; like I was - I don't know - reading PROSE on my previous records and now I sing. EXCUUUUUUSE me for singing”
“Any intelligent fool can invent further complications, but it takes a genius to retain, or recapture, simplicity.”
“I may have made a mistake in renouncing my Canadian citizenship, which I have never ceased to promise to try to regain.”

Source : Conrad Black (2012). “A Matter of Principle”, p.61, Encounter Books
“Marry me. You can have all the money and credit cards you want, and the glory of being Mrs Packer, but you've got to let me do what I want.”
“I'm one of those low-maintenance people - let's get it done and get going. It's not that painful to wax, but... I don't have time for it - just give me the razor.”

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