"The first forty years of life give us the text; the next thirty supply the commentary on it."

-- Arthur Schopenhauer

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“The majority of mankind think that they think; they acquiesce, and suppose that they argue; they flatter themselves that they are holding their own, when they have actually grown up to manhood, with scarcely a conviction that they can call their own. So it was, and so it ever shall be.”

Source : E. W. Bullinger (2008). “How to Enjoy the Bible”, p.26, Cosimo, Inc.
“Everyone is creative, but me and my colleagues are using a different definition of creativity than is implied when people say they are not creative. We believe that people are being creative if they are bringing out their highest inner resources to improve their lives and those around them. Those who are living from their core, and doing what they are destined to do, are being creative, no matter how mundane their work or profession might seem.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Players know how to dribble, shoot and pass. The challenge is to teach them why they should do it a certain way, and when they should do it.”
“Slow buds the pink dawn like a rose From out night's gray and cloudy sheath; Softly and still it grows and grows, Petal by petal, leaf by leaf.”
“The best artists know what to leave out. They know how much of the support should show through as the pigment is applied, what details aren't necessary.”
“A barbarian is not aware that he is a barbarian.”

Source : Jack Vance (1957). “Big Planet”, p.21, Spatterlight Press
“I have two extraordinary daughters, who, I can say proudly, are doing very well in school and in piano. Daughters are a father's joy.”
“I had such a wonderful life before drugs and alcohol abuse. I've got that life back now and plan to keep it. Maybe I had to go through what I did to get to this point, to appreciate this life more.”

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