"Books have their destinies like men. And their fates, as made by generations of readers, are very different from the destinies foreseen for them by their authors. Gulliver's Travels, with a minimum of expurgation, has become a children's book; a new illustrated edition is produced every Christmas. That's what comes of saying profound things about humanity in terms of a fairy story."

-- Aldous Huxley

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“News is often dispersed as thoughtlessly and effectively as that pollen which the bees carry off (having no idea how powdery they are) when they are buzzing in search of their particular nectar.”
“It is better to fall short of a high mark than to reach a low one.”
“Elegance and beauty have been banished.”
“Being an entrepreneur means that you are sort of inventing something new. You're giving birth to a company. You're giving birth to a new product, a new service. And that's always exciting.”

Source : Source: www.ncwit.org
“Sometimes I look back and think, 'Good. I'd love to go in and bang out a good episode of 'Talk Soup' today.'”
“If you chose to listen within you will get some really helpful information. You really do know the answer. Intuition is always at the ready.”
“Speed slows down the game.”

Source : Tim McCarver, Danny Peary (2013). “Tim McCarver's Baseball for Brain Surgeons and Other Fans: Understanding and Interpreting the Game So You Can Watch It Like a Pro”, p.269, Villard
“You are not IN the universe, you ARE the universe, an intrinsic part of it. Ultimately you are not a person, but a focal point where the universe is becoming conscious of itself. What an amazing miracle.”

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