"Young men should prove theorems, old men should write books."

-- G. H. Hardy

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Men Quotes

“Concentration comes out of a combination of confidence and hunger.”

Source : FaceBook post by Arnold Palmer from Oct 04, 2016
“All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.”

Source : "My Favorite Children’s Books" by Cynthia Voigt, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 11, 2013.
“Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?”
“I love having Phil [Robertson] in the kitchen! Not only is he a great cook, but it means less work for me!”

Source : Source: www.worldmag.com
“If you're in music for the right reasons, you don't pay much attention to the grueling industry. For sure, it's great to have your work appreciated, but it should never be the driving factor. If you don't depend solely on affirmation from the industry to continue to find love in what you do, then you can have as along of a career as you want. I've always been in this for the music and that won't change.”
“If you watch any good player, they're using different parts of their body and working with instruments that respond to those movements. They're moving in many dimensions at once.”
“It is well known that no person who regards his reputation will ever kill a trout with anything but a fly. It requires some training on the part of the trout to take to this method. The uncultivated, unsophisticated trout in unfrequented waters prefers the bait; and the rural people, whose sole object in going a-fishing appears to be to catch fish, indulge them in their primitive taste for the worm. No sportsman however, will use anything but the fly, except when he happens to be alone.”
“I know it's a cliche, but the whole family is just whacked. I mean, we're all out of our minds. They're the funniest, most eccentric bizarre people I've ever met, my siblings.”

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