"The rites of passage in the academic world are arcane and, in their own way, highly romantic, and the tensions and unplesantries of dissertations and final oral examinations are quickly forgotten in the wonderful moment of the sherry afterward, admission into a very old club, parties of celebration, doctoral gowns, academic rituals, and hearing for the first time "Dr.," rather than "Miss" Jamison."

-- Kay Redfield Jamison

#Party Quotes #Missing Quotes #Way Quotes

“It is curious that while good people go to great lengths to spare their children from suffering, few of them seem to notice that the one (and only) guaranteed way to prevent all the suffering of their children is not to bring those children into existence in the first place.”

Source : David Benatar (2008). “Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence”, p.6, Oxford University Press
“I think being on a show like Game of Thrones for six years, I've gone through that whole hype thing, and I know that it doesn't do you any good creatively. You've just got to stay focused on the character and the script and your work. As humble and as grateful as I am for so many people watching it, and that there's so much love and attention, it's best for my own sanity and creativeness to try and keep that at bay.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The great living experience for every man is his adventure into the woman. The man embraces in the woman all that is not himself, and from that one resultant, from that embrace, comes every new action.”
“What we need are mental and spiritual giants who are aflame with a purpose . . . We're a race ready for crusade, for we've recognized that we're a race on this continent that can work out its own salvation.”
“I'm not a prophet. I'm not a teacher. I have no degrees. My degree is from the University of Life.”
“Humble birth did not retard his genius, nor high place corrupt his soul.”
“If a person has a contribution to make, he must make it in public. If learning is not made public, it is a waste.”

Source : Chaim Potok (2016). “The Chosen”, p.165, Simon and Schuster
“He was right â€“ she was beating herself up about hurting his feelings. The girl was a classic martyr. Sheâ€™d totally been born in the wrong century. She should have lived back when she could have gotten herself fed to some lions for a good cause.”

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