"The biggest mistake is being too afraid of making one."

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Source : Gregory Benford, Larry Niven (2014). “Shipstar: A Science Fiction Novel”, p.402, Macmillan

Gregory Benford

#Mistake Quotes #Biggest Mistake Quotes

“Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.”
“For now she need not think of anybody. She could be herself, by herself. And that was what now she often felt the need of - to think; well not even to think. To be silent; to be alone.”
“Men look on knowledge which they learn--or might learn--from others as they do on the most beautiful structures which are not their own: in outward objects, they would rather behold their own hogsty than their neighbor's palace; and in mental ones, would prefer one grain of knowledge gained by their own observation to all the wisdom of a thousand Solomons.”
“When faith in our freedom gives way to fear of our freedom, silencing the minority view becomes the operative protocol.”
“Some work hard to acquire money only to find in the end that money acquired them.”
“My dream jobs would be Italian 'Vogue' and anything with Chanel!”
“With any medium you are working in, technical skills obviously help, but your mind is what you really need to expand. That is how you create work. That's the role of the artist - to change the way you view things.”
“To be a dad: Make peace with the fact that you will now be your partner's second favourite person in the world.”

Source : Source: in.askmen.com

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