"Bat doesn't hit ball, bat meets it."

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Source : May Swenson (2013). “May Swenson: Collected Poems: (Library of America #239)”, p.495, Library of America

May Swenson

#Bats Quotes #Balls Quotes

“If you believe that some day it's going to happen, some day it probably will happen. You just have to make sure you're there when it's happening, and ideally you're at the front of the parade, and the principle beneficiary of when it happens.”
“After following the crowd for a while, I'd then go 180 degrees in the exact opposite direction. It always worked for me.”
“But I will place this carefully fed pig Within the crackling oven; and, I pray, What nicer dish can e'er be given to man.”
“Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book.”
“We have adopted the convenient theory that the Bible is a Book to be explained, whereas first and foremost it is a Book to be believed (and after that to be obeyed.)”
“Having a voice unlike another means you've "found yourself" as a writer.”

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“Mathematical thinking is not the same as doing mathematics - at least not as mathematics is typically presented in our school system. School math typically focuses on learning procedures to solve highly stereotyped problems. Professional mathematicians think a certain way to solve real problems, problems that can arise from the everyday world, or from science, or from within mathematics itself. The key to success in school math is to learn to think inside-the-box. In contrast, a key feature of mathematical thinking is thinking outside-the-box - a valuable ability in today's world.”
“contrary to what many believed, my father was kind and tenderhearted, especially towards his family. His forbidding sternness seemed to melt into love, kindness, and easy familiarity when he was with us. Especially with me, his acknowledged successor to the throne, he would play lightheartedly. When we were alone together, he would sing me little songs; I don't remember his ever doing this in front of others, but when only the two of us were there, he would often sing to me.”

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