"Reading was very important; the proper exercise and development of one's mind was a paramount duty."

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Elizabeth von Arnim

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“Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.”
“There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect.”
“I feel that I, and the people under my command, tried to use all the traditional methods of recruiting agents which were also used by other intelligence services; adopting also means like pressure, money, sex - but that did not characterize my service.”
“If you are a kid in Beverly Hills, (I am not putting down people who live in Beverly Hills) if that kid knows private school and a credit card... you can't say the kid is taking life for granted. He is taking the life that was given to him.”
“Many spend their time berating practitioners for not applying their method. We all need to disseminate our ideas, but most of our time should be spent applying and improving our methods, not selling them. The best way to sell a mouse trap is to display some trapped mice.”
“I'm always looking, people are always presenting and I have found that every year of my life there's been great bands. All over the world, all the time. So when someone goes, "Music sucks now!" I'll go, "I don't think so. Not over at my house."”
“Good improvisers seem telepathic; everything looks pre-arranged, This is because they accept all offers madeâ€”which is something no â€˜normalâ€™ person would do.”

Source : Keith Johnstone (2012). “Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre”, p.99, Routledge
“The heart is a small thing, but desireth great matters. It is not sufficient for a kite's dinner, yet the whole world is not sufficient for it.”

Source : 'Emblems' (1635) bk. 1, no. 12 'Hugo de Anima'

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