"The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds"

-- Alfred de Vigny

#Paper Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Sound Quotes

“Surrender means wisely accommodating ourselves to what is beyond our control.”
“When there is firm conquest over covetousness, they who have conquered it wake up to the how and why of life.”
“If you put me in charge of the medical research budget, I would cancel all primary research, I would cancel all new trials, for just one year, and I would spend the money exclusively on making sure that we make the best possible use of the clinical evidence that we already have.”

Source : "Ben Goldacre: 'It's appalling ... like phone hacking or MPs' expenses'". Interview with Ian Tucker, www.theguardian.com. October 6, 2012.
“Depart from the highway, and transplant thyself in some enclosed ground; for it is hard for a tree that stands by the wayside to keep her fruit till it be ripe.”
“... every dog is allowed one bite.”
“The worst aspect of dating from the perspective of many men is how dating can feel to a man like robbery by social custom - the social custom of him taking money out of his pocket, giving it to her, and calling it a date. To a young man, the worst dates feel like being robbed and rejected. Boys risk death to avoid rejection (e.g., by joining the Army”
“Ninety-seven is my lucky number.”
“I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become.”

Source : "Aging" by Paulina Porizkova, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 21, 2010.

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