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“There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are disputed.”
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“Mary is the lily in God's garden.”
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“As a football coach, everything in your life comes after your football schedule. I just could not make that commitment.”
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“It is odd to think that there is a word for something which, strictly speaking, does not exist, namely, "rest." We distinguish between living and dead matter; between moving bodies and bodies at rest. This is a primitive point of view. What seems dead, a stone or the proverbial "door-nail," say, is actually forever in motion. We have merely become accustomed to judge by outward appearances; by the deceptive impressions we get through our senses.”
Source : Max Born (2013). “The Restless Universe”, p.1, Courier Corporation
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“I've come close to matching the feeling of that night in 1944 in music, when I first heard Diz and Bird, but I've never got there. . . . I'm always looking for it, listening and feeling for it, though, trying to always feel it in and through the music I play everyday.”
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“If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.”
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“I think that even though we should always welcome allies within the four corners of the United States, we shouldn't limit our allies to the four corners of the United States. I think that would be a grave mistake.”
Source : Source: politicalaffairs.net
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“You have to evolve as an artist, and this is really a lifelong process.”
Source : Mary Beth Mckenzie (1987). “Painterly Approach”, Watson-Guptill
