"A bomb makes more noise than a caress, but for each bomb that destroys, there are millions of caresses that nourish life."

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Facundo Cabral

#Noise Quotes #Bombs Quotes #Caress Quotes

“Language is capable of becoming the objective repository of vast accumulations of meaning and experience, which it can then preserve in time and transmit to following generations.”
“Excellent instruction is less about what a teacher does and more about what students can do and know as a result of the lesson.”
“I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.”
“Shun an angry man for a moment-your enemy forever.”
“My mantra is if you want to help people accomplish some goal, make it easy.”
“A person who complains that his children donÂ´t treat him well, should recall how he brought them up.”
“Cultural analysis is intrinsically incomplete. And, worse than that, the more deeply it goes the less complete it is.”

Source : Clifford Geertz (1973). “The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays”, p.29, Basic Books
“Insecurity prevents young artists from 'flying' and older artists from being 'down to earth.' Young artists should work on their confidence and the older ones on their humility.”

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