Quotes
Authors
Alexis Carrel

"It seems that the increased number of scientific workers, their being split up into groups whose studies are limited to a small subject, and over-specialization have brought about a shrinking of intelligence. There is no doubt that the quality of any human group decreases when the number of the individuals composing this group increases beyond certain limits... The best way to increase the intelligence of scientists would be to decrease their number."

-- Alexis Carrel

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“Bob Dylan continues to release odd and unsettling records, and to do odd and unsettling things on stage. So the term 'still' seems meaningless to me. But the real answer is simple: I listen to Bob Dylan for pleasure more than I listen to anyone else for pleasure.”
“It sometimes takes days, even weeks, before a dog's nerves tire. In the case of terriers it can run into months.”
“The story of the subconscious mind can be told in three words: there is none.”

Source : Hugo Münsterberg (1912). “Psychotherapy”, p.91, Library of Alexandria
“Life is full of censorship. I cant spit in your eye.”
“There are really only two ways to approach life - as victim or as gallant fighter - and you must decide if you want to act or react, deal your own cards or play with a stacked deck. And if you don't decide which way to play with life, it always plays with you.”
“She'll have to get over it, then. Are you going to let her drop out of Dauntless for a stupid reason like not being able to walk?" Zeke is quiet for a few seconds. His eyes shift over my face, and he squints, as if weighing and measuring me. Then he turns and bends and wraps his arms around me. it's been so long since someone hugged me that I stiffen. Then I relax, and let the gesture force warmth over my body...”
“When you're a kid, you want to be a millionaire.”
“Remember the steam kettle; though up to its neck in hot water it continues to sing.”

Source : "Sales Speech: Eat Your P’s If You Want to Grow Rich" by Peter Bennett, www.laverneonline.com. November 29, 2012.

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