"You want to know what makes me tick, I'll tell you what makes me tick. I was a boy growing up in Brooklyn; I read a two-penny magazine called 'The Hawk's Nest.' Nobody entered that nest that didn't leave a little richer and a little wiser. And that 11-year-old boy said, 'Isn't that a wonderful thing.' And that's all there is to it."

-- Buddy Hackett

#Growing Up Quotes #Boys Quotes #Years Quotes

“You define beauty for yourself, society doesnâ€™t define your beauty. Your spirit and your faith defines your beauty.”
“A woman who rides a motorcycle is in tune with the universe, a candidate for high adventure.”
“It is often said that my heart is too open for my own good.”

Source : Cornelia Stabenow, Henri Rousseau (1994). “Henri Rousseau, 1844-1910”, Taschen
“Taj Mahal was built up by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who wanted his beloved wife to be remembered by one and all, with help of architectural geniuses like Ustad Isa, Isa Mohammad Effendi and Puru of Persia. The result that came across was a fine piece of Mughal architecture, fused with Persian, Islamic, and Indian architectural styles; or is believed so by many.”
“Straight up from this road Away from the fitted particles of frost Coating the hull of each chick pea, And the stiff archer bug making its way In the morning dark, toe hair by toe hair, Up the stem of the trillim, Straight up through the sky above this road right now, The galaxies of the Cygnus A cluster Are colliding with each other in a massive swarm Of interpenetrating and exploding catastrophes. I try to remember that.”

Source : Pattiann Rogers (2014). “The Expectations of Light”, p.35, Princeton University Press
“Say what men may, it is doctrine that moves the world. He who takes no position will not sway the human intellect.”

Source : William Greenough Thayer Shedd (1867). “Homiletics, and Pastoral Theology”, p.26
“No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland. People come out to see the players. When do you see a manager anyway? When he's out on the field arguing with the umpires, making a fool of himself and you know you can't win, and when he brings out the line-up card.”
“I cotton to the idea that people are much closer to being flawed; they have problems and dont always make the right choices.”

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