"The only person who can solve the labyrinth of yourself is You."

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Source : "Every Good Boy Does Fine: A life in piano lessons" by Jeremy Denk, www.newyorker.com. April 08, 2013.

Jeremy Denk

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“Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better.”
“I don't believe there's anything cosmic or divine or morally superior about whales and dolphins or sharks or trees, but I do think that everything that lives is holy and somehow integrated; and on cloudy days I suspect that these extraordinary phenomena, and the hundreds of tiny, modest versions no one hears about, are an ocean, an earth, a Creator, something shaking us by the collar, demanding our attention, our fear, our vigilance, our respect, our help.”

Source : Tim Winton (2012). “Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir”, p.36, Penguin UK
“We had pastors testifying in favor of gun control. And they were quoting the Bible, too, for it. And there were no pastors on the other side testifying against gun control... I had to literally open up my Bible and read scripture to these pastors in a hearing in Olympia. A politician had to read scripture to pastors.”
“There are many things in life more worthwhile than money. One is to be brought up in this our England which is still the envy of less happy lands.”
“God must have a weird sense of values, and if there's a Judgment Day, as some folks think, He's going to have a lot to answer for.”
“Everyone in Senate is a hurdle, but everyone in there has children. Everyone in there has grandchildren. No one wants to see our kids continue to gain weight, have high blood pressure high cholesterol, diabetes, and depression.”
“Is it a fact-or have I dreamt it-that, by means of electricity, the world of matter has become a great nerve, vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time?”
“A Brother may not be a Friend, but a Friend will always be a Brother.”

Source : Benjamin Franklin (2007). “Poor Richard's Almanack”, p.36, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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