"Emotional maturity is ability to stick to a job and to struggle through until it is finished; to endure unpleasantness, discomfort, and frustration; to give more than is asked for or required; to size things up and make independent decisions; to work under authority and to cooperate with others; to defer to time, other persons, and to circumstances."

-- Edward Adam Strecker

#Jobs Quotes #Struggle Quotes #Character Quotes

“He who disagrees with me in private, call him a fool. He who disagrees with me in public, call him an ambulance.”

Source : "Stand up and be counted" by Sam Taylor, www.theguardian.com. December 30, 2000.
“Timing is everything in this markets.”
“In some states, a very small number of states, it is illegal to discriminate against someone on the basis of their gender identity, transgender identification. In the vast majority, it is perfectly legal.”
“Most people I know live their lives moving in a constant forward direction, the whole time looking backward.”

Source : Charles Yu (2010). “How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe: A Novel”, p.22, Vintage
“Without class differences, England would cease to be the living theatre it is.”
“Every life is meant to help all lives; each man should live for all men's betterment.”

Source : Alice Cary (1866). “Ballads, Lyrics, and Hymns”, p.304
“With the exception of the geometrical series, there does not exist in all of mathematics a single infinite series the sum of which has been rigorously determined. In other words, the things which are the most important in mathematics are also those which have the least foundation.”
“You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.”

Source : Alastair Reynolds (2016). “Beyond the Aquila Rift: The Best of Alastair Reynolds”, p.189, Hachette UK

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