"Not since Lord of the Flies has a novelist written with such perceptiveness about the potential for harm that lurks within the innocence of childhood."

-- Paula Sharp

#Childhood Quotes #Novelists Quotes #Innocence Quotes

“If a man wanted to put the entire universe in his breast, he couldn't do it with his chest stuck out.”
“When you're wearing the Avalanche logo, you battle.”
“The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his shortcomings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned...”

Source : Herbert Hoover (1952). “Memoirs: Years of adventure, 1874-1920”
“I started playing jazz by slowing down Tal Farlow records and analyzing his runs”
“Weâ€™re all gifted with the opportunity to succeed. But you get further if you extend the hand of friendship.”
“Comedy is second nature for me.”
“I am very conservative. I don't invest in anything that is risky. If someone comes to me with a project idea, I let them risk their money, not mine.”
“The LORD has raised up prophets for us in Babylon,”

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