"The fame which bids fair to live the longest resembles that which Horace attributes to Marcellus, whose progress he compares to the silent, imperceptible growth of a tree."

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Source : William Benton Clulow (1843). “Aphorisms and Reflections: A Miscellany of Thought and Opinion”, p.419

William Benton Clulow

#Tree Quotes #Growth Quotes #Progress Quotes

“Remember that you own what happened to you. If your childhood was less than ideal, you may have been raised thinking that if you told the truth about what really went on in your family, a long bony white finger would emerge from a cloud and point to you, while a chilling voice thundered, "We *told* you not to tell." But that was then. Just put down on paper everything you can remember now about your parents and siblings and relatives and neighbors, and we will deal with libel later on.”
“Trust me, the only real way to understand 'Chic' is in highfalutin terms. Our chord progressions were based on European modal melodies. I made those early 'Chic' records to impress my jazz friends.”
“I just think that knowing about your body at any age, whether it's educating yourself on fertility, getting mammograms, going through puberty - whatever it may be, is really important. I just really encourage women empowerment and being comfortable talking about these issues.”
“Ohh! Wow!! Ohh!! Wow!! Those the only two words you know? Sounds like a dirty movie.”
“As they say in the rodeo business, he just drew a tough one. There were a lot of positives for Jason to take out of this. He put us in a position to win.”
“The people must have amusement as well as religion...every pure enjoyment is from heaven.”
“In the dream I was onstage and there were thousands of you goinâ€™ bananas for me, all laughing and clapping, celebrating your brains out, not because I was somethinâ€™ else up there, but because you were just so happy I was finally starting to get it.”
“Stories are living and dynamic. Stories exist to be exchanged. They are the currency of Human Growth.”

Source : Jean Houston (1987). “The Search for the Beloved: Journeys in Mythology and Sacred Psychology”, Tarcher

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