"There's virtually nothing to stop the cold air from off of Hudson Bay from flowing down across the midlands. So you get good contrast: the warm air coming up -- the cold air coming down -- and where they meet is your typical frontal location."

“I need to write about love. I need to think and think and write about love-otherwise, my soul won’t survive.”

“High original genius is always ridiculed on its first appearance; most of all by those who have won themselves the highest reputation in working on the established lines. Genius only commands recognition when it has created the taste which is to appreciate it.”

“I don't read books much.”

“As a kid, I was a little self-conscious because I was so much taller than everyone. A bad habit of mine used to be slouching. Eventually, I realized my height was something I couldn't control, so I might as well accept it. I've certainly turned it into a positive, because without my height I probably wouldn't be as good of a tennis player. It's a gift, and I've made something of it.”

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“If you want nothing, do what you want. If you want everything, develop discipline”

“Funk is fun. And it's also a state of mind, ... But it's all the ramifications of that state of mind. Once you've done the best you can, funk it!”

“I've learned ... that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.”

“The cat does not negotiate with the mouse.”

Source : Robert K. Massie (2012). “Peter the Great: His Life and World”, p.558, Random House