"Any piece of knowledge I acquire today has a value at this moment exactly proportional to my skill to deal with it. Tomorrow, when I know more, I recall that piece of knowledge and use it better."

-- Mark Van Doren

#Knowledge Quotes #Skills Quotes #Today Quotes

“What your heart thinks is great, is great. The soul's emphasis is always right.”
“A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.”
“What I am going to tell you about is what we teach our physics students in the third or fourth year of graduate school... It is my task to convince you not to turn away because you don't understand it. You see my physics students don't understand it... That is because I don't understand it. Nobody does.”
“My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it.”
“If thou wouldst be implacable, be so with thyself.”
“I've always enjoyed Acting. Acting is acting”
“Keep off your thoughts from things that are past and done; for thinking of the past wakes regret and pain.”

Source : The Arthur Waley Estate, Arthur Waley (2012). “Chinese Poems”, p.177, Routledge
“My kids have never known me not working on The Bachelor. But they've lived in Paris and Italy and been to Hawaii and Bora-Bora with me, and it's incredible to me that they've had these experiences.”

Source : Source: www.glamour.com

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