"All persons who are enthusiastic that they should transcend the other animals ought to strive with the utmost effort not to pass through a life of silence, like cattle, which nature has fashioned to be prone and obedient to their stomachs."

-- Sallust

#Animal Quotes #Effort Quotes #Silence Quotes

“There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.”
“Ric Flair, you once called me a woman. Well, what I want to know is, how does it feel to get beat by a woman?”
“Despite all of the ghastliness in the world, human beings are made for goodness. The ones that are held in high regard are not militarily powerful, nor even economically prosperous. They have a commitment to try and make the world a better place.”
“But my lazy lack of faith, my in-vogue atheism, has taken away the safety net hanging beneath our children's lives.”

Source : Rosamund Lupton (2011). “Afterwards”, p.187, Hachette UK
“Acid is not for every brain .... Only the healthy, happy, wholesome, handsome, hopeful, humorous, high-velocity should seek these experiences. This elitism is totally self-determined. Unless you are self-confident, self-directed, self-selected, please abstain.”
“A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But Diamonds are a girl's best friend.”

Source : "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (song) (1949) See Advertising Slogans 39; Loos 2
“Did she ever feel nostalgia for any of her girlhood dreams? But life was made up of a succession of dreams, some few to be realized, most to be set aside as time went on, one or two to persist for a lifetime. It was knowing when to abandon a dream, perhaps, that mattered and distinguished the successful people in life from the sad, embittered persons who never moved on from the first of life's great disappointments. Or from the airy dreamers who never really lived life at all.”
“Technology is an important element in progress. See, we can always do something better. We can improve water technology, or energy efficiency. There is always progress forward using technology and that's where innovation starts.”

Source : Source: www.archdaily.com

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