"His legs have a mind of their own, his foot shoots by itself... Roberto Baggio is a big horsetail that flicks away opponents as he flows forward in an elegant wave."

-- Eduardo Galeano

#Soccer Quotes #Football Quotes #Feet Quotes

“The Christian ought not to say anything behind his brother's back with the object of calumniating him, for this is slander, even if what is said is true. He ought to turn away from the brother who speaks evil against him?”
“The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.”
“I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.”
“Mental health depends upon the maintenance of a balance within the personality between the basic human urges and egocentric wisheson the one hand and the demands of conscience and society on the other hand.”
“If a country can only be rich by running a successful race for low wages, I should be disposed to say at once, perish such riches!”
“The only riot Iâ€™m okay with is a zoot suit riot.”
“Those proud of keeping an orderly desk never know the thrill of finding something that they thought irretrievably lost.”
“What sort of personality does one need to have, as a twenty-first-century mechanic, to tolerate the layers of electronic bullshit that get piled on top of machines?”

Source : Matthew Crawford (2010). “The Case for Working with Your Hands: Or Why Office Work is Bad for Us and Fixing Things Feels Good”, p.12, Penguin UK

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