"We cannot stem linguistic change, but we can drag our feet. If each of us were to defy Alexander Pope and be the last to lay the old aside, it might not be a better world, but it would be a lovelier language."

-- Willard Van Orman Quine

#Feet Quotes #World Quotes #Might Quotes

“I've spent days in cinemas answering questions from the audience, in interviews, travelling abroad, and all they do is thank me nicely.”
“Truth is irrelevant. What is relevant is whether or not they believe it." The logic in the words grated. "The first rule of scoundrels?”
“Worrying about inflation now is like worrying about the measles when you might get the plague.”
“What matters most is that each picture stands on its own, with its own place and feeling.”

Source : "Iconic Photographer Steve McCurry Talks Blogging and WordPress". Interview with Paul Gillin, www.socialmediatoday.com. December 8, 2012.
“God undertook the most dramatic rescue operation in cosmic history. He determined to save the human race from self-destruction, and He sent His Son Jesus Christ to salvage and redeem them. The work of man's redemption was accomplished at the cross.”
“Most people can't handle boredom. That means they can't stay on one thing until they get good at it. And they wonder why they're unhappy.”
“The ground of fearlessness is fear. In order to be fearless, you have to stand in the middle of your fear.”

Source : Larry Rosenberg (2004). “Breath by Breath: The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation”, p.72, Shambhala Publications
“Many things can wait. Children cannot. Today their bones are being formed, their blood is being made, their senses are being developed. To them we cannot say "tomorrow." Their name is today.”

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