"A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you."

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Source : Tahir Shah (2013). “In Search of King Solomon's Mines, paperback edition”, p.101, Lulu.com

Tahir Shah

#Journey Quotes #Merit Quotes

“When I first broke through, there was only NBC, CBS and ABC, and they had news in the morning and in the evening - there wasn't no 24-hour news.”
“On Earth, among millions of lineages or organisms and perhaps 50 billion speciation events, only one led to high intelligence ; this makes me believe its utter improbablity.”
“It is so killer to collaborate with someone who gets what you're trying to say.”
“You always have to remember to take care of yourself first and foremost, because when you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.”
“Touring is a rough thing. You don't have any time to look around or stop and think if what you're doing is making you happy. The more you tour, the better the band gets, and you get caught up in a lot more things than just traveling. It becomes a way to survive.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Virtue alone is true nobility.”

Source : Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1816). “The Works: In 9 Volumes. ... containing Underwoods, translations, &c. Discoveries. English grammar. Jonsonus viribus”, p.72
“Growing up, I found I was good at two things: Art and Math. To hear my parents say it, though, it was only, 'John is good at Math.”
“I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market. I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people.”

Source : "Valve’s Gabe Newell on the Future of Games, Wearable Computers, Windows 8 and More". allthingsd.com. July 25, 2012.

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