"This man has conquered the world! What have you done?" The philosopher replied without an instant's hesitation, "I have conquered the need to conquer the world."

-- Steven Pressfield

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“That God normally operates the universe consistently makes science possible; that he does not always do so ought to keep science humble.”
“I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.”
“A poor choice of words conveyed to some the impression that I embrace the discarded policies of the past. Nothing could be further from the truth, and I apologize to anyone who was offended by my statement.”

Source : "Lott Apologizes for Remark". www.foxnews.com. December 12, 2002.
“A man needs a friend to share goals with, a woman to share his heart with, and a nation to serve with all of his heart. That's the best life one can live.”
“Postmodern theatre seems unwilling to listen to talk about textual or theatrical heritage, which it treats as no more than memory in the technical sense of that word, as an immediately available and reusable memory bank.”

Source : Patrice Pavis (2003). “Theatre at the Crossroads of Culture”, p.47, Routledge
“Until we let go of our mental images of who we are or who we should be, our vision remains clouded by expectation. But when we let go of everything, open ourselves to any truth, and see the world without fear or judgement, then we are finally able to begin the process of peeling off the shell of false identity that prevents our true self from growing and shining in to the world.”
“Mindy Kaling gets her own line in the acknowledgments, as previously negotiated by her representatives. Thanks, Mindy. I love you and you're the best.”
“We are often better served by connecting ideas than we are by protecting them.”

Source : Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.20, Penguin

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