"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because people refuse to see it."

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Source : James A. Michener “SPACE”

James A. Michener

#War Quotes #Failure Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“According to a new survey, 90% of men say their lover is also their best friend. Which is really kind of disturbing when you consider man's best friend is his dog.”
“When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.”
“The final mystery is oneself. When one has weighed the sun in the balance, and measured the steps of the moon, and mapped out the seven heavens star by star, there still remains oneself. Who can calculate the orbit of his own soul?”
“Thus I assume that to each according to his threat advantage is not a conception of justice.”
“I do like to live in other people's homes. I enjoy being a guest. I am an inexpensive guest. When one lives in another's home he can enter into the psychic kingdom of that person.”
“I never imagined I could make it to the top of Mount Everest at age 80. This is the world's best feeling, although I'm totally exhausted. Even at 80, I can still do quite well.”

Source : "Nepalese man, 81, attempts Everest climb days after 80-year-old set record" by Justin McCurry, www.theguardian.com. May 23, 2013.
“When I commit, I commit with my whole heart, my whole being. I know the Bible like the back of my hand.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“My studies in Speculative philosophy, metaphysics, and science are all summed up in the image of a mouse called man running in and out of every hole in the Cosmos hunting for the Absolute Cheese.”

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