"Texas is the finest portion of the globe that has ever blessed my vision!"

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Source : Sam Houston (1941). “The Writings of Sam Houston, 1813-1863: 1824-1854”

Sam Houston

#Blessed Quotes #Texas Quotes #Vision Quotes

“Your city is remarkable not only for its beauty. It is also, of all the cities in the United States, the one whose name, the world over, conjures up the most visions and more than any other, incites one to dream.”
“Let us turn elsewhere, to the wasps and bees, who unquestionably come first in the laying up of a heritage for their offspring.”

Source : Jean-Henri Fabre (1998). “The Passionate Observer: Writings from the World of Nature”, Chronicle Books Llc
“You cant write about stuff you dont know about. You have to live it. You have to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty. Live life to be a good songwriter.”
“I think it's easy for people to assume that fame is equal to glory, but it can be a very isolating experience...”
“Difficult times always create opportunities for you to experience more love in your life.”
“Synthesis..., perhaps in greater measure than activities in any other area of organic chemistry, provides a measure of the condition and power of science. For synthetic undertakings are seldom if ever undertaken by chance, nor will the most painstaking, or inspired, purely observational activities suffice. Synthesis must always be carried out by plan.”
“Envy and greed starve on a steady diet of thanksgiving.”
“Itâ€™s not enough to withdraw from society and seek your own salvation, your own individuation. The individuator must return to society (â€œcollectivityâ€) to contribute his or her new insights, his or her new values, which must be at least equal to if not greater than the norm.”

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