"Translators have to prove to themselves as to others that they are in control of what they do; that they do not just translate well because they have a "flair" for translation, but rather because, like other professionals, they have made a conscious effort to understand various aspects of their work."

-- Mona Baker

#Effort Quotes #Language Quotes #Conscious Quotes

“The Grand Ole Opry, to a country singer, is what Yankee Stadium is to a baseball player. Broadway to an actor. It's the top of the ladder, the top of the mountain. You don't just play the Opry; you live it.”
“Europeans know the importance of the Resistance; it has been the shining example of the modern conscience.”
“I'm hitting it better than last year. The putting is getting close now, too.”
“When you are no longer a boy, you have to be tough.”
“Love is an ugly, terrible business practiced by fools. Itâ€™ll trample your heart and leave you bleeding on the floor. And what does it really get you in the end? Nothing but a few incredible memories that you canâ€™t ever shake. The truth is, thereâ€™s gonna be other girls out there. I mean, I hope. But Iâ€™m never gonna get another first love. That one is always gonna be her.”

Source : "Little Manhattan". www.imdb.com. 2005.
“No blast of air or fire of sun Puts out the light whereby we run With girdled loins our lamplit race, And each from each takes heart of grace And spirit till his turn be done.”
“You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.”
“Pressure can burst a pipe, or pressure can make a diamond.”

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