"Curiosity is one of the permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect. Every advance into knowledge opens new prospects, and produces new incitements to farther progress."

-- Samuel Johnson

#Happiness Quotes #Curiosity Quotes #Progress Quotes

“How was it possible to be afraid and in love... The two things did not go together. How was it possible to be afraid, when the two of them grew stronger together every day? And every night. Every night was different, and every morning. Together they possessed a miracle.”

Source : Patricia Highsmith (2015). “The Price of Salt: (Illustrated Edition)”, p.221, She Winked Press
“It's a very valuable function and requirement that you're performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip.”
“Your aim as a photographer is to get a picture of that person that means something. Portraits aren't fantasies; they need to tell a truth.”
“The poet is a creator, not an iconoclast, and never will tamely endeavor to say in prose what can only be expressed in song.”

Source : EDMUND CLARENCE STEDMAN (1875). “VICTORIAN POETS”, p.300
“If you're going to be born ugly and be an actor - the least they can do is let you play Lincoln.”
“Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others passed unheeded.”

Source : Norman Douglas (1932). “Paneros, Some Words on Aphrodisiacs and the Like”
“Whatever you're feeling is what you're vibrating and what you're vibrating is what you're attracting”
“I see myself as a private-equity investor that helps rebuild companies. Restructuring is a cottage industry in that there aren't that many serious practitioners.”

Source : "I Am American Business", www.cnbc.com.

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