"The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks."

-- Terry Pratchett

#Funny Quotes #Running Quotes #Rocks Quotes

“I believe there is little to gain by exchanging opinions with other artists concerning either the ideology of art or technical methods. Very much alone in my work, I am almost jealous of it. Geography has no bearing on it, nor have the interests of the community in which I work.”

Source : Yves Tanguy (1974). “Yves Tanguy: Catalog of an Exhibition November 7-December 7, 1974”
“The mid-day meal is a well-intentioned scheme and has to be implemented effectively.”
“We need a Peace Department in our national government to do extensive research on peaceful ways of resolving conflicts. Then we can ask other countries to create similar departments.”
“The eye of perfected friendship with God is aware of deeper dimensions of reality, to which the eyes of the average man and the average Christian are not yet opened.”

Source : Josef Pieper (1989). “An Anthology”, p.23, Ignatius Press
“I love seeing my teammates succeed. That's what I get more excited about than anything”
“You need the willingness to fail all the time.”
“I think I started learning lessons about being a good person long before I ever knew what basketball was. And that starts in the home, it starts with the parental influence.”

Source : "The Wondrous Dr. J". Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 26, 1992.
“I can recognize the calls of practically every bird in North America. There are some in Africa I don't know, though”

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