"Going back into the history of a word, very often into Latin, we come back pretty commonly to pictures or models of how things happen or are done."

-- J. L. Austin

#Latin Quotes #Done Quotes #Models Quotes

“When it comes to satisfying our spiritual appetites, there is no such thing as excess. There are no restraints placed on us by God. There are no rules of temperance or laws requiring moderation or boundaries beyond which we cannot go in seeking to enjoy Him. We need never pause to inquire whether we've crossed a line or become overindulgent. You need never fear feeling too good about God.”
“When a great truth once gets abroad in the world, no power on earth can imprison it, or prescribe its limits, or suppress it. It is bound to go on till it becomes the thought of the world.”
“Learning through the arts reinforces critical academic skills in reading, language arts and math and provides students with the skills to creatively solve problems.”
“Nerds are just deep, and neurotic, fans. Needy fans. We're all nerds, on one subject or another.”

Source : "‘No, I don’t paint anymore’ – Bookmunch Classic Interview: Jonathan Lethem". Interview with Peter Wild, bookmunch.wordpress.com. July 1, 2004.
“The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.”
“The woman is the man's glory, and she naturally delights in the praises which are assurances that she is fulfilling her function; and she gives herself to him who succeeds in convincing her that she, of all others, is best able to discharge it for him. A woman without this kind of "vanity" is a monster.”

Source : Coventry Patmore (2016). “The Rod, the Root and the Flower”, p.20, Lulu.com
“Always wait for the trigger. The trigger is the final part of the puzzle, the reason you want to shoot.”
“What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.”

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