"Mr. Kaplan is the first traveler to take us on a journey to the jagged places where these tectonic plates meet, and his argument--that our future is being shaped far away 'at the ends of the earth'--makes his travelogue pertinent and compelling reading."

-- Michael Ignatieff

#Reading Quotes #Journey Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I think these things [social networks] are going to have some legs,and yet there's a faddishness, a faddish nature about anything that basically appeals to younger people.”
“The classical example of a successful research programme is Newton's gravitational theory: possibly the most successful research programme ever.”

Source : Imre Lakatos, John Worrall, Gregory Currie (1980). “The Methodology of Scientific Research Programmes: Volume 1: Philosophical Papers”, p.48, Cambridge University Press
“Johnny almost grinned as he nodded. "Tuff enough," he managed, and by the way his eyes were glowing, I figured Southern gentlemen had nothing on Johnny Cade.”
“I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.”
“Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind closed doors. But this may be increasingly hard to achieve in the age of Twittering bureaucrats.”
“Those who first oppose a good work, seize it and make it their own, when the cornerstone is laid and memorial tablets are erected.”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.160, Courier Corporation
“Ingredients to success: know what you do well, know what to do well, and know someone who's swell.”
“Your body is malleable; you can sculpt it over time with daily habits of diet and exercise. The law of accommodation reminds us that the body may change slowly, but it will change.”

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