"Metaphorical tone deafness is when people are unable to discern what is of value in something. I think I'm tone deaf to poetry, for instance. Despite having studied it into a second year of university, most of it just leaves me cold."

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Julian Baggini

#Thinking Quotes #Years Quotes #People Quotes

“I hope that I am still racing at 50, as long as I can get out of bed.”

Source : "A CSJ Conversation with Justin Allgaier". Interview with CSJ, christiansportsjournal.com. March 10, 2017.
“Because I don`t think it`s true. I don`t think corruption is endemic to the process in Annapolis at all. It`s the exception, not the rule.”
“The greatest love of all is happening to me.. So goes the popular song. It's a great song. It speaks to the heart, and deeply. It strikes powerfully to uplift the human spirit, at the quest for self-love and self-esteem, the pride in being alive that each of us is entitled to experience simply by being born a human being.”
“A high-school girl, seated next to a famous astronomer at a dinner party, struck up a conversation with him by asking: "What do you do for a living?" "I study astronomy," he replied. "Really? said the teenager, wide-eyed. "I finished astronomy last year."”
“Conversation is a catalyst for innovation”
“You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?â€ called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed. â€œAbove such brutality, are you?â€ â€œWe both know that there are other ways of destroying a man, Tom,â€ Dumbledore said calmly. â€œMerely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit â€”â€ â€œThere is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!â€ snarled Voldemort. â€œYou are quite wrong,â€ said Dumbledore, speaking as lightly as though they were discussing the matter over drinks. â€œIndeed, your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness..”
“There is a push and a pull almost like an isometric stretch. Our literal flexibility and our physical, psychological and spiritual practices are more important now than ever to balance the boat.”
“He'd score more goals if he was a better finisher.”

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