"Life improves slowly and goes wrong fast, and only catastrophe is clearly visible."

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Source : Edward Teller (1980). “The Pursuit of Simplicity”, Pepperdine Press

Edward Teller

#Catastrophe Quotes

“Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.”
“Sometimes it is necessary to make a confrontation-and I like that.”
“Chaz looks me dead in the eye and says, 'Why yes, Lizzie. Iâ€™m manically depressed because the girl Iâ€™ve finally realized Iâ€™ve always been in love with, and who I was beginning to think just might love me back, turned around and got herself engaged to my best friend, who, frankly, doesnâ€™t deserve her. Does that answer your question?”
“The only thing I want to be defined by is my music and personality.”
“Never doubt love ... Never question it when it comes onstage, but be happy for its entrance. And do not weep when it makes its exit, for it leaves behind it the sweet aroma of caring, a fragrance to linger the rest of your life.”

Source : Helen Van Slyke (1988). “Helen Van Slyke, three complete novels”, Random House Value Pub
“It depends on where you put the paint, not how much you splash on.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have an over-attachment to precision, which is why I've sold more magazines than any man alive.”
“Every person has the truth in his heart. No matter how complicated his circumstances, no matter how others look at him from the outside, and no matter how deep or shallow the truth dwells in his heart, once his heart is pieced with a crystal needle, the truth will gush forth like a geyser.”

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