Quotes
Authors
Leon Croizat

"I have indeed lived and worked to my taste either in art or science. What more could a man desire? Knowledge has always been my goal. There is much that I shall leave behind undone...but something at least I was privileged to leave for the world to use, if it so intends...As the Latin poet said I will leave the table of the living like a guest who has eaten his fill. Yes, if I had another life to spend, I certainly would not waste it. But that cannot be, so why complain?"

-- Leon Croizat

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“The best of my nature reveals itself in play, and play is sacred.”
“I will write a couple of books and become a millionaire.”
“Trying to be perfect may be inevitable for people who are smart and ambitious and interested in the world and its good opinion...What is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself.”
“Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, always turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman will bring news of a legacy. Labor turns out at six o'clock and with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of a competence. Luck whines. Labor whistles. Luck relies on chance, labor on character.”
“No king or minister could have instructed Newton to discover the law of gravity, for they did not know and could not know that there was such a law to discover. No Treasury official told Fleming to discover penicillin. Nor was Rutherford instructed to split the atom by a certain date...”
“I have always wanted to come and play in MLS so itâ€™s the perfect combination for me and a dream come true.”

Source : "Robbie Keane completes 'dream' £3.5m move to LA Galaxy from Tottenham". www.theguardian.com. August 15, 2011.
“â€¦Itâ€™s hard to appreciate the beauty of a world when one doubts its very validityâ€¦.But Iâ€™ve long since lost all such doubts, Ono,â€™ he continued. â€˜When I am an old man, when I look back over my life and see I have devoted it to the task of capturing the unique beauty of that world, I believe I will be well satisfied. And no man will make me believe Iâ€™ve wasted my time.”
“The West is duly terrified. But it should not be surprised. ...”

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