"Nine-tenths of the world is entertained by scandalous rumors, which are never dissected until they are dead and, when pricked, collapse like an empty bladder."

-- Horace Greeley

#Rumor Quotes #World Quotes #Nine Quotes

“Tolerance is forced on people in London.”
“As long as you and I understand salvation as checking off a box to get to God, we will find ourselves in the meaningless sea of world religions that actually condemn the human race by exalting our supposed ability to get to God. On the other hand, when you and I realize that we are morally evil, dead in sin and deserving of God's wrath with no way out on our own, we begin to discover our desperation for Christ.”
“Well, for me as a heterosexual man, the woman is still the mystery of life.”
“Any horror element is as much psychological as special effects.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Clearly you need a new team to go out to bat on your behalf; to fight for your rights and to report back to you personally and to the leadership of the IFP.”
“Sometimes you have to let time carry you past your troubles.”

Source : Lauren Groff (2012). “Arcadia”, p.99, Hachette UK
“Soloing is the most beautiful way of climbing; no material constrains, just you and the rock, the sun, nature; a kind of school for courage, willpower and self-confidence.”
“Pedantry and mastery are opposite attitudes toward rules. To apply a rule to the letter, rigidly, unquestioningly, in cases where it fits and in cases where it does not fit, is pedantry. [...] To apply a rule with natural ease, with judgment, noticing the cases where it fits, and without ever letting the words of the rule obscure the purpose of the action or the opportunities of the situation, is mastery.”

Source : George Pólya (1945). “How to Solve it: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method”

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