"I had risked everything, and I had nothing to show for it but my open hand, lying empty and palm up toward the ceiling."

-- Maggie Stiefvater

#Lying Quotes #Hands Quotes #Ceilings Quotes

“And when the book of Daniel was showed to him (Alexander the Great) wherein Daniel declared that one of the Greeks should destroy the empire of the Persians, he supposed that himself was the person intended.”

Source : Flavius Josephus (1830). “The Works of Flavius Josephus...: With Three Dissertations, Concerning Jesus Christ, John the Baptist, James the Just, God's Command to Abraham, Etc. and Explanatory Notes and Observations”, p.235
“I have previously been a very enthusiastic consumer, and I didn't think about the origins of garments enough.”

Source : "Rags to riches: Erin O'Connor's fairtrade fashion". Interview with Lucy Siegle, www.theguardian.com. January 23, 2010.
“Nine out of ten English chefs have their names on their chests. Who do they think they are? They're dreamers. They're jokes. Just ask yourself how many chefs in this country have Michelin stars and how many have their names on their jackets. We all wear blue aprons in my kitchen because we're all commis. We're all still learning.”
“Stop thinking of failing.”
“Without proper experiments I conclude nothing.”

Source : "The Metaphysical Foundations of Modern Physical Science". Book by Edwin Arthur Burtt, 1925.
“If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.”
“Goodbye, my friend, goodbye My love, you are in my heart. It was preordained we should part And be reunited by and by. Goodbye: no handshake to endure. Let's have no sadness - furrowed brow. There's nothing new in dying now Though living is no newer.”
“I'd like to credit my speed to my grandfather. But he was also a quiet player. He didn't talk much. He just went out there on the field and did his own thing.”

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