"Even as a very young man, I knew that my family is like a plant. Uproot it, and it will wilt. Pluck away at it, and it will die. But leave it to thrive in the soil, untouched, and it will weather both gods and winds. It is born with the soil, and it will live so long as the soil shall live."

-- Etgar Keret

#Men Quotes #Wind Quotes #Weather Quotes

“If one will fix his heart in such a way and assist the world and its people, he will have the devotion of the men who see and hear him.”
“The art of life is a constant readjustment to our surroundings.”
“Splits just keep us where we are and we can't do that where we are. We don't wanna stay there. We wanna move. I'm sure Indiana is saying the same thing. ... Every team in the Big Ten is going to say the same thing. That's the reality of it.”
“After years of study and personal on-site investigation of UFO reports, I am certain that there is more than ample high-quality observational evidence from highly trained and reliable lay witnesses to indicate that there are unidentified machine-like objects under intelligent control operating in our atmosphere. Such evidence in some cases is supported by anomalous physical effects upon the witnesses, electrical devices, and the environment, as well as by instrumentation such as radar and Geiger counters.”
“There was a beautiful time in the beginning when I just did it and didn't analyze the consequences, but I think that time ends in everyone's work.”
“Glamour is something more than what you put on your body. It has to do with the way you carry yourself and the impact you have on others.”
“If my life were a song the title would be 'The Comeback Kid.'”
“Our fathers had their dreams; we have ours; the generation that follows will have its own. Without dreams and phantoms man cannot exist.”

Source : Olive Schreiner (2009). “The Story of an African Farm”, p.455, The Floating Press

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