"A flower more sacred than far-seen success Perfumes my solitary path; I find Sweet compensation in my humbleness, And reap the harvest of a quiet mind."

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Source : John Townsend Trowbridge (1903). “My Own Story: With Recollection of Noted Persons”

John Townsend Trowbridge

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“Regarding life, the wisest men of all ages have judged alike: it is worthless.”
“Usually, sprinting is my main source of energy and recovery time because that's how I move.”
“What shall I compare it to, this fantastic thing I call my Mind? To a waste-paper basket, to a sieve choked with sediment, or to a barrel full of floating froth and refuse? No, what it is really most like is a spider's web, insecurely hung on leaves and twigs, quivering in every wind, and sprinkled with dewdrops and dead flies. And at its centre, pondering forever the Problem of Existence, sits motionless the spider-like and uncanny Soul.”
“I don't want to fail the audience. I don't want to let them down.”
“It's possible to do your best work at your highest level without competing. I'm not anticompetition, but at an individual level, it can be degrading for both sides. And it doesn't have to be that way. I've done pretty well at getting past that sort of thing, and it's a relief not to have the rancor.”

Source : Interview with John O’Connor, www.believermag.com. December 2004.
“I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me.”

Source : "Q&A – Kristin Lehman (Gwen Eaton)". AMCtv.com Interview, www.amc.com.
“I don't think traveling back in time on an empty stomach is a good idea.”

Source : Félix J. Palma (2012). “The Map of Time: A Novel”, p.85, Simon and Schuster
“Politics is about power. It is about the power of the state. It is about the power of the state as applied to individuals, the society in which they live and the economy in which they work. Most critically, our responsibility in this parliament is how that power is used: whether it is used for the benefit of the few or the many.”

Source : Kevin Rudd (2017). “Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal Reflection on Life, Politics and Purpose 1957-2007”, p.9, Macmillan Publishers Aus.

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