"Order and simplification are the first steps toward the mastery of a subject."

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Source : Thomas Mann (1969). “The Magic Mountain”, Vintage

Thomas Mann

#Order Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“Sleep is extremely important to me - I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do to be absorbed by my body”

Source : "Why athletes should make sleep a priority in their daily training". www.fatiguescience.com. September 4, 2013.
“It's sad to think that we've gotten to this that we actually have to think about how to go about finding a man. But what's even sadder is that some men make you feel guilty for looking.”
“Jazz is a very accurate, curiously accurate accompaniment to 20th century America.”
“I think it's very important to know what you want to do next versus just leave it up to chance, really position yourself in the right footings to get to where you want to be.”
“I had my years of struggling. Some of my shows failed miserably, and I was upset by it and it dented my confidence. But I never stopped. I kept going for it.”
“People in big empty places are likely to behave very much as the gods did on Olympus.”
“[Emily Litella line:] Never mind.”
“My parents' parents were regular working-class people. I ended up speaking in a certain way, and one gets sidelined into doing certain parts. I think that is really quite narrow-minded.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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