"As a rule, indeed, grown-up people are fairly correct on matters of fact; it is in the higher gift of imagination that they are so sadly to seek."

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Source : Kenneth Grahame (2013). “The Golden Age”, p.30, Courier Corporation

Kenneth Grahame

#People Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Matter Quotes

“Where to start? Everything cracks and shakes, The air trembles with similes, No one world's better than another; the earth moans with metaphors.”
“I have never learned to draw a hand well enough, so why should I stop trying now?”

Source : Jack Levine, Milton Wolf Brown (1989). “Jack Levine”, Rizzoli Intl Pubns
“Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way.”
“The tribal community lived in the totality of circular time; the farmers of God's universe understood before and after; workers of the clockwork universe lived by the tick; and we creatures of the digital era must relate to the pulse.”
“The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was asked what type of earning was best, and he replied: " A man's work with his hands and every (lawful) business transaction."”
“It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.”

Source : Assata Shakur (1987). “Assata: An Autobiography”, p.67, Zed Books
“I'm a sailor, not a politician.”

Source : "Pattern of Circles: An Ambassador's Story". Book by John E. Dolibois, p. 183, 2001.
“I think when I'm in love, I really am very good with calling, little faxes, and visiting and I really put a lot of effort into it. I'm really not the one that's not available because of work and I'm very sad when I actually leave.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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