"The father of confederation is deadlock."

--

Goldwin Smith

“Anything easy ain't worth a damn!”
“I hope Donald Trump doesn't become president of the United States and I expect the people of the United States will have the good sense not to elect him.”

Source : Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Everyone always noticed Ashley. She was like a flashing neon sign for anyone with an ounce of testosterone.”
“You don't become great by trying to be great. You become great by wanting to do something, and then doing it so hard that you become great in the process.”
“Wouldn't it be great if we could be a little less judgmental and a little more forgiving of each other's humanness? We're only here a short time. Let's pay more attention to the good and not the bad in one another.”
“Knowing is not enough, You must apply”
“I am reading The Lord of the Rings. I suddenly wanted to. I almost know it by heart, but I can still sink right into it. I know no other book that is so much like going on a journey. When I put it down to this, I feel as if I am also waiting with Pippin for the echoes of that stone down the well.”

Source : Jo Walton (2011). “Among Others”, p.235, Macmillan
“No single theory ever agrees with all the facts in its domain”

Source : Paul Feyerabend (1993). “Against Method”, p.39, Verso

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