"An abstraction will move a mountain: Nothing can withstand an idea."

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Source : Isabel Paterson (1993). “The God of the Machine”, p.18, Transaction Publishers

Isabel Paterson

#Moving Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Mountain Quotes

“She wasn't afraid of doing good or of resisting evil. She was merely afraid she might not be able to tell the difference.”
“Big companies are almost always far too slow to actually kill a small competitor.”
“What are you trying to protect heterosexual marriages from? There isn't a limited amount of love in Iowa. It isn't a non-renewable resource. If Amy and Barbara or Mike and Steve love each other, it doesn't mean that John and Mary can't.”
“For a moment, Jason could only stand there in the hallway with his nose pressed up against the cold wood of her door. After a few seconds, he knocked politely. Taylor whipped open the door, unamused. Jason grinned at her. â€œI just gotta ask: Where did you get the whole â€˜all the cute girls run around nakedâ€™ thing?â€ â€œI defend sexual harassment cases, Mr. Andrews,â€ she replied coolly. "Iâ€™ve seen and heard things even you havenâ€™t thought of.â€ â€œCare to test out that theory?â€ She slammed the door in his face again.”
“I am never going to do an Empire Strikes Back ending again in a game, even if they put branding irons to my feet.”

Source : "'Everything is Possible': Inside the Minds of Gaming's Master Storytellers". Gamespot Interview, www.gamespot.com. March 24, 2005.
“I am glad The Worst Journey is coming out in Penguins: after all it is largely about penguins.”
“I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.”
“Poets find truth by writing about what they love.”

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