"The greatest thinkers in history certainly knew the value of shifting the mind into low gear. Charles Darwin described himself as a slow thinker. Einstein was famous for spending ages staring into space in his office at Princeton University."

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Source : Carl Honoré (2004). “In praise of slow: how a worldwide movement is challenging the cult of speed”, A.A. Knopf Canada

Carl Honore

#Space Quotes #Office Quotes #Mind Quotes

“From the earliest time the old have rubbed it into the young that they are wiser, and before the young had discovered what nonsense this was they were old too, and it profited them to carry on the imposture.”
“I like a walking culture; I need to be in a city where you can walk everywhere.”

Source : "Q & A With Eddie Huang + Watch Episode 2 and 3 of Fresh Off The Boat L.A. Installment". Interview with Besha Rodell, www.laweekly.com. December 18, 2012.
“As far as art's concerned, I probably like modern art more than traditional art.”
“I've spared with demons from the Nine Hells themselves, I shall barely break a sweat here today.”
“Rin slept inside the oakâ€™s thought. Its own memories of weather and growth continued to hum, and like a pond, its stillness reflected back herself.”
“I clearly had one drink too many and I am deeply embarrassed about the things I said,”
“The biggest untapped source of energy today is our youth. I am from an age of consumerism, but my two daughters are young enough to change the way their generation thinks.”

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“Since the earliest period of our life was preverbal, everything depended on emotional interaction. Without someone to reflect our emotions, we had no way of knowing who we were.”

Source : John Bradshaw (2010). “Healing the Shame that Binds You”, p.31, Health Communications, Inc.

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