"The most important knowledge is understanding what you can't do."

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Source : Bill Buford (2013). “Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-maker and Apprentice to a Butcher in Tuscany”, p.293, Random House

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“Many years ago when I first started my career Maradona told me "to enjoy and play as you know", and that's stayed with me ever since and is the best advice I've been given.”

Source : "Eric Church Interview: Star Talks Loyalty Of Country Fans, Next Album + More At Lollapalooza". Interview with Dave Kim, tasteofcountry.com. August 14, 2013.
“Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.”
“[In 16th century European society] Marriage was the triumphal arch through which women, almost without exception, had to pass in order to reach the public eye. And after marriage followed, in theory, the total self-abnegation of the woman.”
“I think generally, in life, I try to always ensure that there are periodic moments where I do venture out of my comfort zone, because that's what keeps you alive. That's what keeps you from getting stale.”

Source : "Queen Rania: World Cannot Afford To Be Cynical". Interview with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. April 22, 2009.
“I have to keep reminding myself that I am their mother. Sometimes we are sitting at home and I feel like we are waiting for our mom to come home.”
“The only reason I took ***** was for my health purposes. I did not take ***** to get any gain for any strength purposes.”
“The most dangerous untruths are truths slightly distorted.”

Source : "Aphorisms". Book by Georg Christoph Lichtenberg. Notebook H 7, 1799.
“I want a career and the thing is you really have to love acting. I didn't just fall into it and it wasn't just something I was good at. I've had to really work at this. I've had to fall on my face time and time again. You get 'no' 99 per cent of the time and a 'yes' just once.”

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