"We have a language that is full of ambiguities; we have a way of expressing ourselves that is often complex and elusive, poetic and modulated; all our thoughts can be rendered with absolute clarity if we bother to put the right dots and squiggles between the words in the right places. Proper punctuation is both the sign and the cause of clear thinking. If it goes, the degree of intellectual impoverishment we face is unimaginable."

-- Lynne Truss

#Thinking Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Way Quotes

“I am a being of Heaven and Earth,of thunder and lightning,of rain and wind,of the galaxies,of the suns and the starsand the void through which they travel.The essence of nature,eternal, divine that all men seek to know to hear,known as the great illusion time,and the all-prevailing atmosphere.And now you know my background.”
“The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.”

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“And exactly how does a miserable face help the war effort?" he asked sharply, his mood beginning to change. "Will a frown bring back the dead or fortify a town? If I allow myself to laugh in the face of misery, I rest my mind from the stress of it all, and then it'll work the better for you and your war. And if I'm really to be one of your advisers, Your Majesty, accept this piece of advise: Take happiness where and when you find it, because there is going to be precious little of it in the next few months!”

Source : Stuart Hill (2011). “The Icemark Chronicles #1: Cry of the Icemark”, p.162, Scholastic Inc.
“People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Whiteness is the color of death, you know, not black. Wetness is life, the breeder and shaper of life. In the beginning the sun was black. So all light was absorbed before it had a chance to return. And our dreams, then, were empty.”
“There are places, just as there are people and objects... whose relationship of parts creates a mystery.”

Source : Paul Nash, Clare Colvin, South Bank Centre, Towner Art Gallery (1989). “Paul Nash places”
“Presence is needed to become aware of the Beauty, the Majesty, the Sacredness of Nature”
“My family's always been really funny. I feel like comedy's hard. I feel like it's so important.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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