"I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a citizen of the world."

-- Diogenes

#Book Quotes #Beer Quotes #Greek Quotes

“I need to be able to engage people; thatâ€™s where I flourish.”
“I have a hot memory, but I know I've forgotten many things, too, just squashed things in favor of survival.”
“My body is the only thing thatâ€™s truly mine, so I donâ€™t give it away as though itâ€™s worthless.”
“A Gold Glove would be one of the things I would really cherish. When I was younger, I was always smaller. I couldn't hit, so I had to work on defense.”
“But editors are still the world's readers. And thus the eyes of the world.”

Source : Betsy Lerner (2010). “The Forest for the Trees (Revised and Updated): An Editor's Advice to Writers”, p.122, Penguin
“I wish I knew as much about anything today as I knew about everything when I was twenty.”
“Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.”

Source : Sri Ramana Maharshi, Nome (2009). “Saddarsanam and an Inquiry Into the Revelation of Truth and Oneself”, p.218, Society of Abidance in Truth
“I've let go of being a super perfectionist on every single note and wanting the pitch to be absolutely perfect all of the time. I grew up watching the best of the best.”

Source : "Solange Knowles On Nas, Juvenile And Dance Moves". Interview with Frannie Kelley, www.wbur.org. February 12, 2014.

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