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“This alone is to be feared - the closed mind, the sleeping imagination, the death of the spirit. The death of the body is to that, I think, a little thing.”
Source : Winifred Holtby, Vera Brittain (1960). “Selected letters of Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain, 1920-1935”
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“More important than the curriculum is the question of the methods of teaching and the spirit in which the teaching is given”
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“A writer should express criticism and indignation at the dark side of society and the ugliness of human nature, but we should not use one uniform expression.”
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“Killing with the point lacks artistry, but don't let that hold your hand when the opening presents itself.”
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“The pleasure of the soul appears to be found in the journey of discovery, the unfolding revelation of expanded insight and experience.”
Source : Anthony Lawlor (1997). “A Home for the Soul: A Guide for Dwelling with Spirit and Imagination”, Clarkson Potter Publishers
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“Tom Selleck brings in the babes of all ages, I have to tell you. You can be 60, 80, or 16 and still love that man.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“The world, the wise world, that never is wrong itself, judges always by events. And if he should use me ill, then I shall be blamed for trusting him: if well, O then I did right, to be sure!--But how would my censurers act in my case, before the event justifies or condemns the action, is the question.”
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“Beginning today, I will create a new future by creating a new me. No longer will I dwell in a pit of despair, moaning over squandered time and lost opportunity. I can do nothing about the past. My future is immediate. I will grasp it in both hands and carry it with running feet. When I am faced with the choice of doing nothing or doing something, I will always choose to act! I seize this moment. I choose now.”
Source : Andy Andrews (2005). “The Traveler's Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success”, p.69, Thomas Nelson Inc