"The pleasantest of all diversions is to sit alone under the lamp, a book spread out before you, and to make friends with people of a distant past you have never known."

-- Yoshida Kenko

#Book Quotes #Past Quotes #People Quotes

“It's important to stop and realize what we have, why we have it and how privileged we are. And from that place, start caring and get a lot done.”

Source : "CIA probes ISIS claim Jordanian airstrikes killed US aid worker", www.foxnews.com. February 7, 2015.
“Have you noticed that the cleverest people at school are often not the ones who succeed in life?”
“I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.”
“I am taking my production style more into the world of dub. I mean true dub production techniques but in house music.”
“Love, is it? First you lose your appetite, then you lose your tongue, then you take leave of your senses, and that's love!”

Source : Mary Borden (1925). “Three pilgrims and a tinker: a novel”
“Within the sacred walls of libraries we find the best thoughts, the purest feelings, and the most exalted imaginings of our race.”
“You are such a chick." I widened my eyes in mock surprise. "No way. Are you sure?" Sighing again, he rubbed at the tattoos on his wrist. "Mackenzie was right. You aren't slayer material." Before he had time to register my intentions, I threw a punch. My sore, swollen knuckles slammed into his cheekbone, thrusting his head to the side. Pain shot up my arm, but I bit my tongue to stop a moan. "You were saying?" He popped his jaw, rubbed at the reddening skin-and slowly grinned. "Okay, so now I understand why Cole likes you. You're worse than Kat.”
“Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time, and energy needed to develop yourself.”

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