"The queen of virtues is the recognition of one's own flaws."

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Jack McDevitt

#Queens Quotes #Recognition Quotes #Flaws Quotes

“When you are famous it is hard to work on small problems. This is what did [Claude Elwood] Shannon in. After information theory, what do you do for an encore? The great scientists often make this error. They fail to continue to plant the little acorns from which the mighty oak trees grow. They try to get the big thing right off. And that isn't the way things go. So that is another reason why you find that when you get early recognition it seems to sterilize you.”
“You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face And show the world all the love in your heart.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 30, 2014
“Have you ever noticed how when you're happy, time seems to pass by fast, while when you're miserable it goes real slow? Life would have been a blink with you whether it lasted a millennium or a month.”
“I am not a hero but the brave men who died deserved this honor.”
“The plan was criticized by some retired military officers embedded in TV studios. But with every advance by our coalition forces, the wisdom of that plan becomes more apparent.”
“What I believe is a process rather than a finality.”

Source : Emma Goldman, Candace Falk (2008). “Emma Goldman”, p.340, University of Illinois Press
“Long live the liberation of the workers off all countries from the infernal chasm of war, exploitation and slavery!”
“The cloudy weather melts at length into beauty, and the brightest smiles of the heart are born of its tears.”

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