"Tomatoes and squash never fail to reach maturity. You can spray them with acid, beat them with sticks and burn them; they love it."

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S. J. Perelman

#Maturity Quotes #Squash Quotes #Tomatoes Quotes

“There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country but across the Middle East: Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel' â€” or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood? Which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony. And no matter what's happening in the Middle East â€” the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment â€” the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“Fatigue, discomfort, discouragement are merely symptoms of effort.”
“I do have one very brutal writing ritual. If I'm working in the morning, I don't allow myself a cup of tea until I've written two paragraphs. It's harsh.”
“By doing things when you are too tired, by pushing yourself farther than you thought you could - like running the track after a two-hour practice - you become a competitor. Each time you go beyond your perceived limit, you become mentally stronger.”

Source : Pat Summitt (1999). “Reach for the Summit”, p.151, Crown Business
“American companies will have a big shot at Iraqi oil,”
“A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.”
“The king dead is a living god.”

Source : Julian Jaynes (2000). “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind”, p.153, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Still young and fine! but what is still in view We slight as old and soil'd, though fresh and new.”

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