"What a man knows hardly matters. It is what he does."

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Source : Gene Wolfe (2007). “The Wizard: Book Two of The Wizard Knight”, p.387, Macmillan

Gene Wolfe

#Men Quotes #Doe Quotes #Matter Quotes

“You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother.”
“The modern version of Buridan's ***** [a figurative description of a man of indecision] has a Ph.D., but no time to grow up as he is undecided between making a Leonardo da Vinci in the test tube or planting a Coca Cola sign on Mars.”
“To be creative, an idea must also be appropriateâ€”useful and actionable.”
“I would literally climb out of the cradle while my parents slept, go and crawl off. I did this a couple of times apparently. I'd cross the road and into someone's house, wake them up banging pots and pans in the kitchen.”
“It doesn't matter what people call you unless they call you pigeon pie and eat you up.”
“In rural areas the majority of the victims of violent crime know their assailants (indeed, are probably married to them); in cities, the killer and the mugger come out of the anonymous dark, their faces unrecognized, their motives obscure.”
“Once you start believing in yourself, anything is possible.”
“The message I got from my father was that life is hard, but you just don't quit. I am grateful that I didn't let fear get the best of me. It only holds you back from possibilities and greatness. You've got to kick fear to the side, because the payoff is huge.”

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