"That was excellently observedâ€™, say I, when I read a passage in an author, where his opinion agrees with mine. When we differ, there I pronounce him to be mistaken."

-- Jonathan Swift

#Criticism Quotes #Opinion Quotes #Passages Quotes

“Coach Lombardi showed me that by working hard and using my mind, I could overcome my weakness to the point where I could be one of the best.”
“And hearts resolved and hands prepared The blessings they enjoy to guard.”

Source : Samuel Johnson, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Gray, Tobias Smollett, George Gilfillan (1855). “The Poetical Works of Johnson: Parnell, Gray, and Smollett, with Memoirs, Critical Dissertations, and Explanatory Notes”, p.245
“She felt an enveloping happiness to be alive, a joy made stronger by the certainty that someday it would all come to an end. Afterward she felt a little foolish, and never spoke to anyone about it. Now, however, she knows she wasn't being foolish. She realizes that for no particular reason she stumbled into the core of what it is to be human. It's a rare gift to under stand that you life is wondrous, and that it won't last forever.”
“Societies depend on agreed rules.”
“The power of home run hitters in the majors is different from those here. It's probably difficult for me to match that power now.”
“The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death.”
“Unfortunately, at present, practically no one under thirty goes to workshops. It's a system of education entirely for the middle aged.”
“I like Ministry, but I'm probably never going to make a song that sounds like Ministry.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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