"In no other pursuit is the best or the worst in a man brought out as in mountaineering. An old friend of civilization may be a useless companion on a mountain."

-- Frank Smythe

#Men Quotes #Hiking Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“I was a very bad student. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew I didn't want to go farther in school. I hated school and was always the bad one; I was always insulting the teachers.”
“I think what we try to do is bring the news to our viewers in a very comprehensive responsible way.”
“It frequently happens that two persons, reasoning right on a mechanical subject, think alike and invent the same thing without any communication with each other.”
“Seeing is looking at something in saturation. But we tend to look at something for, say, 1/30 of a second.”
“One of the things I love most about acting is just disappearing in the role, as much as I can. I think that's one of the things that intrigued me about it.”
“Before Luce could reply, a skinny, dark haired girl appeared in from of her, wagging her long fingers in Luce's face. "Ooooooh," the girl taunted in a ghost-story-telling voice, dancing around Luce in a circle. "The reds are watching youuuu." "Get out of here, Arriane, before I have you lobotimized," the attendant said, though it was clear from her first brief but genuine smile that she had some coarse affection for that crazy girl. It was also clear that Arriane did not reciprocate the love. She mimed a jerking-off motion at the attendant, then stared at Luce, daring her to be offended.”
“Much of my work has come from being lazy.”
“Love and honesty don't mix.”

Source : Miguel Syjuco (2010). “Ilustrado”, p.22, Pan Macmillan

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