"Our national myths often exaggerate the role of the individual heroes and understate the importance of collective effort."

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Source : Robert D. Putnam (2001). “Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community”, p.24, Simon and Schuster

Robert D. Putnam

#Hero Quotes #Effort Quotes #Roles Quotes

“I do labor - it's part of the process. Writing is no easier today than it was in the beginning: writing well is very hard to do. Always.”
“I think a lot of people also have kids to reclaim thу innocence and experience it over again. I think it's about staying curious and not losing the sense of wonder.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“There is nothing so charming as the knowledge of literature; of that branch of literature, I mean, which enables us to discover the infinity of things, the immensity of Nature, the heavens, the earth, and the seas; this is that branch which has taught us religion, moderation, magnanimity, and that has rescued the soul from obscurity; to make her see all things above and below, first and last, and between both; it is this that furnishes us wherewith to live well and happily, and guides us to pass our lives without displeasure and without offence.”
“I write down everything I eat and count the calories so I don't go over a certain amount. Everyone should do this if they are dieting or not. I think we all would be shocked by it.”
“The public hungers to see talented young people kill themselves.”
“I don't think I've ever made any conscious decision to be a comic artist, but to me there's something quite anarchic about comedy.”
“With pantheism...the deity is associated with the order of nature or the universe itself...when modern scientists such as Einstein and Stephen Hawking mention 'God' in their writing, this is what they seem to mean: that God is Nature.”
“Good things come slow, especially in distance running.”

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