"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin has to be shed before the new one can come. -"

-- Joseph Campbell

#Inspirational Quotes #Life Quotes #Letting Go Quotes

“Many able Gardeners and Husbandmen are yet Ignorant of the Reason of their Calling; as most Artificers are of the Reason of their own Rules that govern their excellent Workmanship. But a Naturalist and Mechanick of this sort is Master of the Reason of both, and might be of the Practice too, if his Industry kept pace with his Speculation; which were every commendable; and without which he cannot be said to be a complete Naturalist or Mechanick.”
“Remember, cobbler, to keep to your leather.”
“All of my life I have always had the urge to do things better than anybody else.”
“Allegories, when well chosen, are like so many tracks of light in a discourse, that make everything about them clear and beautiful.”
“A great song is a great song, whether it's on vinyl or CD or cassette or reel to reel or mp3. Then again, that might be an overly optimistic view, but I do think that great music will transcend the medium in which it is delivered.”
“Urgency and vision are the twin pillars on which humanity's hope now hangs.”

Source : Christopher Flavin, Amanda Chiu, Lisa Mastny (2008). “Low-carbon Energy: A Roadmap”, p.36, Worldwatch Institute
“Place has always been important to me, and one thing today's Chicago exudes, as it did in 1893, is a sense of place. I fell in love with the city, the people I encountered, and above all the lake and its moods, which shift so readily from season to season, day to day, even hour to hour.”

Source : Erik Larson (2010). “The Devil In The White City”, p.482, Random House
“Don't be afraid of change, because it is leading you to a new beginning.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 4, 2013

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