"Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him."

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Source : "The Book-Lover's Enchiridion" by Alexander Ireland, (p. 94), 1884.

John Locke

#Inspirational Quotes #Education Quotes #Reading Quotes

“We all know now that people can look good for their age. It isn't so extraordinary, I don't know why people go on about it so much.”
“It takes a while. It's gonna take you a while. It's normal to take a while. You just have to fight your way through that.”
“There are good reasons to believe in God, including the existence of mathematical principles and order in creation. They are positive reasons, based on knowledge, rather than default assumptions based on a temporary lack of knowledge.”

Source : Francis Collins (2008). “The Language of God: A Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief”, p.62, Simon and Schuster
“When you read a book, you generate beta waves irrespective of the book's content. But if you look up from it, and start watching TV - it doesn't matter what the content of the program is - the beta waves disappear and you start processing alpha and theta waves. These are the same waves that you generate during meditation. Reading is primarily left hemisphere and watching television is primarily right hemisphere. Now how could that not have a major effect on our culture?”
“Usually it's lyric first, but sometimes it's melody. And I carry a hand-held recorder everywhere I go so I can just hum or whistle a melody if one hits me. Sometimes it's both simultaneously - lyric and melody at the same time - those are a little confusing to me, but sometimes it comes in that form. I just feel like I have my own little radio station and sometimes the static clears and something beams in from out there.”
“If you're working on a computer and you're editing bass, it looks like a warm curvy, sort of feminine object.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place?”
“I'm constantly trying to be as original as I can.”

Source : "Guy Pearce, 'Lockout' Star, On His New Motto: 'Deal With It, I’m Guy Pearce'". Interview with Mike Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2012.

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