"For some obscure reason, some authorities seem bent on making the drinking of wine a ritual more complicated than chess. They have succeeded in inhibiting a large section of the public and depriving them of one of the greatest pleasures known to man."

-- Craig Claiborne

#Drinking Quotes #Wine Quotes #Men Quotes

“Talent is important, and some background as well. This really is not beginner's school. I want to work with people that have achieved a certain level and with whom i can easily communicate, which means you don't have to do too much explaining so you won't waste precious time. I don't do much explaining during rehersals and we are just adjusting minor details. Simply, there is no space nor time for one to learn and each of them has to do their homework on time. That means practising, transitioning from a level to level.”
“Indeed in the full flush of journalistic passion and conviction I once told an interviewer that of course I would never get married. And I most definitely would never have children.”
“You cannot change your journey if you are unwilling to move at all.”

Source : Ally Condie (2012). “Reached”, p.125, Penguin
“Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don't pick your nose.”
“We have three generations at home, including my father-in-law. I keep a very low profile, and a lot of things I do are very much with the family in mind. I have actually made films with the family around me.”
“I don't believe in breaks. Not yet. I'm too young. I'll find the next job to keep me busy between seasons.”
“John von Neumann draws attention to what seemed to him a contrast. He remarked that for simple mechanisms, it is often easier to describe how they work than what they do, while for more complicated mechanisms, it is usually the other way around.”
“The propagandist's purpose is to make one set of people forget that certain other sets of people are human.”

Source : 1937 The Olive Tree.

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