"I look upon the pleasure which we take in a garden as one of the most innocent delights in human life. . . It gives us a great insight into the contrivance and wisdom of Nature, and suggests innumerable subjects for meditation."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Garden Quotes #Giving Quotes #Meditation Quotes

“Such compression of large amounts of information into a few exformation-rich macrostates with small quantities of nominal information are not only intelligent: they are very beautiful: yes, even sexy. Seing a jumble of confused data and shreds of rote learning compressed into a concise, clear message can be a real turn-on.”
“When performance exceeds ambition, the overlap is called success.”
“Two halves don't make a whole. Two wholes make a whole.”
“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”

Source : Juliet Marillier (2008). “Cybele's Secret”, p.369, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“I don't like recording studios - except my own, which is just a little room above the garage.”
“In the end, we all are who we are, no matter how much we may appear to have changed.”
“Character is what you have left when you've lost everything you can lose.”
“If civilization is in danger today... it will do so with the enthusiastic assistance of credulous people. They seem to me more dangerous than the most brazen leaders, because everything is done with their cooperation.”

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