"Scientific knowledge advances haltingly and is stimulated by contention and doubt."

“The library is not, as some would have it, a place for the retiring of disposition or faint of heart. It is not an ivory tower or a quiet room in a sanitarium facing away from the afternoon sun. It is, rather, a command center, a power base. A board room, a war room. An Oval Office for all who preside over their own destinies. One does not retreat from the world here; one prepares to join it at an advantage.”

Source : Eric Burns (1995). “The Joy of Books: Confessions of a Lifelong Reader”

“In fact, the number one reason for obesity in North America is simple: over consumption. And we over consume because we're hungry.”

“The picture is not a documentary, ... It's a drama that has to be crafted. Reality is not art. You have to make choices when you're trying to make something work. And the choices we make I think are accurate. There aren't any lies in it. There are assumpt”

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“Keep listening to music, it gets you through everything. I promise.”

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“It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.”

“What sets us apart from some of the other options available would definitely be our unique combination of skills and craftsmanship with being a well-managed business. We control the number of projects we are involved with so that our clients remain a top priority throughout the duration of their project.”

“There are six elements of gravitas critical to leadership: grace under fire, decisiveness, emotional intelligence and the ability to read a room, integrity and authenticity (people don't like fakes), a vision that inspires others, and a stellar reputation.”

“When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them.”

Source : Orson Scott Card (2009). “Speaker for the Dead”, p.271, Macmillan