"There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory."

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Source : Dispatch to Sir Francis Walsingham, 17 May 1587, in 'Navy Records Society' vol. 11 (1898) p.134

Francis Drake

#Yield Quotes #Addiction Quotes #Matter Quotes

“The Weird Sisters is a chronicle of real women, because it tells the truths of sisters. Eleanor Brown has written a compelling novel about love, despair and birth orderâ€”the themes the Bard himself had claimed and burnished.”
“Little by little, bit by bit, family by family, so much good can be done on so many levels”
“~The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them ~”
“The first thing you have to do is get immersed in the project, organizing yourself, knowing what you are going after and not going after. It is extremely important to know what you don't want to find. Research to me is as important or more important than the writing. It is the foundation upon which the book is built.”
“We need an ally of Mydogg's or Gentian's pretending to be among the most loyal allies of the king,' Brigan said. 'Shouldn't be so hard, really. If I shot an arrow out the window I'd probably hit on.”
“If you spend any time in Washington you'll find nerds. What happens is most of them sublimate their fixations with comics, or baseball cards, or 1960s British comedies to policy minutiae and political arcana. But, like Christians in ancient Rome, you can still spot them if you know the signals.”
“I didn't come from a wealthy family. I had no money. Maybe it goes back to naivete which is your greatest asset when you're young. If I was starting in comedy today and if it didn't work the first time, I'd probably quit. But I kept at it, kept at it.”
“Do not presume, well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed, to criticize the poor”

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