"The world is full of mystery but it must not be choked with secrets: we must talk to one another."

-- Patricia Hampl

#Secret Quotes #World Quotes #Mystery Quotes

“The most beautiful house in the world is the one that you build for yourself.”

Source : Witold Rybczynski (1990). “Most Beautiful House in the World”, Turtleback
“The BÃ¶n texts are thousands of years old, and I am sure that not even 7 percent of what is still in monasteries, libraries and caves has been translated. Even without taking into consideration the spiritual aspect, BÃ¶n should be preserved as a treasure for humanity just for its cultural aspect.”
“My mother was a very wise and strong person.”
“I used to live at the Cecil Hotel, which was next door to Minton's [Playhouse]. We used to jam just about every night when we were off. Lester [Young], Don Byas and myself - we would meet there all the time and like, exchange ideas. It wasn't a battle, or anything. We were all friends. Most of the guys around then knew where I lived. If someone came in Minton's and started to play - well, they'd give me a ring, or come up and call me down. Either I'd take my horn down, or I'd go down and listen. Those were good days. Had a lot of fun then.”
“Development develops inequality.”

Source : Eduardo Galeano (1997). “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent”, p.3, NYU Press
“God repeatedly uses the least-likely and least-prepared individuals (ourselves included) to make the deepest impact on our world.”
“Estiven Rodriguez couldn't speak a word of English when he moved to New York City at age nine. But last month, thanks to the support of great teachers and an innovative tutoring program, he led a march of his classmates - through a crowd of cheering parents and neighbors - from their high school to the post office, where they mailed off their college applications. And this son of a factory worker just found out he's going to college this fall.”
“I get paid to do the thing I love most, and maybe that makes blending into the crowd impossible sometimes, but I wouldnt trade it for the world.”

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