"Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page."

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Source : United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee, Hyman George Rickover (1982). “Economics of Defense Policy: Selected congressional testimony and speeches by Adm. H.G. Rickover, 1953-81”

Hyman Rickover

#Writing Quotes #Weakness Quotes #Pages Quotes

“I am keeping with tradition today. After I learned of my Golden Globe nomination, I went to the dentist, so today, let's make it the orthodontist.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Pity that gold should always bring with it the canker - covetousness.”
“Y'all mythological ***** is comical, The astronomical is comin' thru like tha flu bombin' you... And embalmin' in your crew, too. With the musical, mystical, magical, you know how I do.”
“Strong words outlast the paper they are written upon.”

Source : Joseph Bruchac (2006). “Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two”, p.27, Penguin
“With fiction, thereâ€™s no reason why everything you write shouldnâ€™t be amazing. Nobodyâ€™s stopping you from making up better stuff.”
“I have learned over the years that you should never save for two meetings what you can accomplish in one.”
“Switch if you have to! It's not the mismatch that beats you, it's the open shot!”
“To my mind Keep Yourself Alive was never really satisfactory. Never had that magic that it should have had.”

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