"We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake."

-- Henry David Thoreau

“O truth divine! enlightened by thy ray, I grope and guess no more, but see my way.”

Source : John Arbuthnot (1751). “The Miscellaneous Works of the Late Dr. Arbuthnot”
“The Dutch must be understood as they really are, the Middle Persons in Trade, the Factors and Brokers of Europe... they buy to sell again, take in to send out again, and the greatest Part of their vast Commerce consists in being supply'd from All Parts of the World, that they may supply All th World Again.”
“Let the smokers and the gluttons die... and leave the living to us who know how to use it.”
“I remember one guy saying, "You're the only human out of all of them," and feeling a little concerned that somehow that meant I wasn't as funny.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“My life is an unfinished product, but instead of just saying, 'How do I top what I've accomplished,' I decided I wanted to move forward, express my growth and take a big step into the next chapter.”
“In group lesson number six I think we learned how to turn backwards and then just kind of wiggle. That wasn't really skating backward, but I guess I was going in the right direction.”

Source : "Gold Medal Figure Skater". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 17, 2000.
“Once when I was working for the Daily News, I was summoned back to work from vacation because Donald Trump announced he was getting a divorce.”
“Cowards can't be faulted for being shy. They can't be held responsible for anything.”

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