"Human beings, on the contrary, have a soul which lives forever, lives after the body has been turned to dust. It rises up through the clear, pure air beyond the glittering stars."

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Source : Hans Christian Andersen (1867). “Hans Andersen's fairy tales, a new tr. by mrs. Paull”, p.220

Hans Christian Andersen

#Stars Quotes #Air Quotes #Dust Quotes

“If you invite negativity in, you have to feed it and hang out with it. Best not to invite it in.”
“Our Gospel is a Gospel of blood; blood is the foundation; without it there is nothing.”
“Every tear should live its purpose. Don't ever wipe the reason away.”

Source : Twitter post from Dec 24, 2009
“The reality is we all have to work together to make it work. We're going to be congenial with everyone. We're not telling people to park on the street.”
“,,, all around it would have to be Eddie Cochran, because it wasn't just music with him; it was his guitar playing, his look, his singing, I'd say that, all things considered, he's probably my favorite "cat" of all time”
“We are all connected to each other, in a circle, in a hoop that never ends,”
“I never had tons of friends on tour. I was quiet and went about my business.”
“There is a deep connection between Bernoulli's dictum and John Kelly's 1956 publication. It turns out that Kelly's prescription can be restated as this simple rule: When faced with a choice of wagers or investments, choose the one with the highest geometric means of outcomes.”

Source : "Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street". Book by William Poundstone, 2005.

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