"It is absurd for a man to kill an elephant. It is not brutal, it is not heroic, and certainly it is not easy; it is just one of those preposterous things that men do like putting a dam across a great river, one tenth of whose volume could engulf the whole of mankind without disturbing the domestic life of a single catfish."

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Source : Beryl Markham (2012). “West with the Night”, p.227, Open Road Media

Beryl Markham

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“Planning is like "pointing yourself" in the direction of a target...no more than that. Let your power then redefine the target, and re-point you in the correct direction. Think of it like this: An arrow is never going to hit the target unless it's in flight. If you sit around and wait for God to shoot the arrow, nothing is going to happen.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“There is a consensus of willing leaders from both parties coalescing around the right way forward in health care. Reform should address government-imposed inequities and barriers to true choice and competition.”
“You want to prove that Milton Friedman is a fascist? It's easy. Quote him.”
“One, remember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet. Two, never give up work. Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it. Three, if you are lucky enough to find love, remember it is there and don't throw it away.”

Source : "Stephen Hawking on Religion: 'Science Will Win'" by Ki Mae Heussner, abcnews.go.com. June 07, 2010.
“The rich man has his motorcar, His country and his town estate, He smokes a fifty-cent cigar And jeers at Fate. He frivols through the livelong day, He knows not Poverty, her pinch. His lot seems light, his heart seems gay; He has a cinch. Yet though my lamp burns low and dim, Though I must slave for livelihood- Think you that I would change with him? You bet I would!”
“Antidepressants can have troubling side effects and are addictive for some people.”
“I sing about what a holy fool I am, and that although moments in my life are so cruel and relationships can be so cruel Iâ€™m still in love with Judas. I still go back again to those evil things,”
“It is almost as important to know what is not serious as to know what is.”

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