"For many, the icon of the British Museum is the Rosetta Stone, that administrative by-product of the Greek imperial adventure in Africa."

-- Neil MacGregor

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“When I begin a film, I want to make a great film. Halfway through, I just hope to finish the film.”
“When I wake, I have a brief, delicious feeling of happiness that is somehow connected with Peeta. Happiness, of course, is a complete absurdity at this point, since at the rate things are going, I'll be dead in a day. And that's the best-case scenario, if I'm able to eliminate the rest of the field, including myself, and get Peeta crowned as the winner of the Quarter Quell. Still, the sensation's so unexpected and sweet I cling to it, if only for a few moments. Before the gritty sand, the hot sun, and my itching skin demand a return to reality.”
“Right now, it's hard to imagine that it is raining anywhere in the world.”
“I don't know what my expectations are. It's like the word 'potential.' Those two words don't mean a whole lot to me. We can't please everybody. Certainly, we have to please ourselves first.”
“If you're not uncomfortable on a daily basis, you're not making much progress.”
“Drive thy business or it will drive thee.”
“There is no part of the country where in the summer you cannot get a sufficient supply of the best specimens. Teach your children to bring them in for themselves. Take your text from the brooks, not from the booksellers.”
“Enthusiasm — real grassroots enthusiasm — trumps money, trumps endorsements, trumps everything.”

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