"Modern man lives increasingly in the future and neglects the present."

-- Loren Eiseley

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“Dance music is one of the biggest export products in the Dutch economy these days.”
“I've never seen any life transformation that didn't begin with the person in question finally getting tired of their own bullshit.”
“It's true that in Canada, we pride ourselves on the game, and we like to think we're the dominant hockey nation in the world.”
“A practical girl never pines; she takes action.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2012). “The Shoemaker's Wife”, p.130, Simon and Schuster
“For the human species to evolve, the conversation must deepen.”
“Intuition, like the rays of the sun, acts only in an inflexibly straight line; it can guess right only on condition of never diverting its gaze; the freaks of chance disturb it.”
“To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it.”
“Teachers must be encouraged - I almost said 'freed', to pursue an education that strives for depth of understanding.”

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