"There are few professions whose primary objective is to advance the cause of humanity rather than simply to make money or accrue power. Among this limited group of humanitarians I would number teachers, nurses, bookstore owners, and bartenders."

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Source : Jack McDevitt (2013). “Odyssey (Academy - Book 5): Academy -”, p.128, Hachette UK

Jack McDevitt

#Teacher Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Nurse Quotes

“To become a master at any skill, it takes the total effort of your: heart, mind, and soul working together in tandem.”
“Who on earth can feel any respect for a girl who chases?”
“It was a titanic effort.”
“I look forward to the day when the Westminster Parliament is just a council chamber in Europe”
“People can very quickly have a very poor self-image. It doesn't take much.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. November 17, 2011.
“It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If you set goals for yourself, and you're like a lot of other people, you probably realize it's not that your goals are physically impossible that's keeping you from achieving them; it's that you lack the self-discipline to stick to them. It's physically possible to lose weight. It's physically possible to exercise more.”
“I could be rude [with the media]. I could pull some of the [Bill] Parcells stuff, but I couldnâ€™t get away with it. I wasnâ€™t Parcells. They make light of it, but theyâ€™re not making light of it with me.”

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