"If men are wont to play with swearing anywhere, can we expect they should be serious and strict therein at the bar or in the church."

-- Isaac Barrow

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“Writers are idolized not because they love their fellow men, which is never a recommendation and in extreme instances leads to crucifixion, but because their self-love is in tune with current fears and desires, and in giving it expression they are speaking for an inarticulate multitude.”

Source : Hugh Kingsmill (1949). “The progress of a biographer”
“I don't think there are really enough meetings in Britain for our athletes to compete properly, and because of this a lot of the talent we have has been stunted.”
“Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.”

Source : Maria Mitchell (1896). “Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals”
“As a kid, I wasn't given the sense that celebrity, or fame, or any of that, was something to be impressed by, or to seek out. It was always impressed upon me that making something well crafted, something respected, was the most important thing to do with your life, and I've tried to do that where I can in my field.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“As an entrepreneur you are often failing as much as you are succeeding. You are falling on your face as much as you are stepping up and moving forward. You need resilience to get up, re-gather, think of what you are going to do next, not letting that misstep pull you down. Next, you cannot be afraid of looking stupid or not being perfect. You have to be okay with sticking your neck out, being willing to fall down, and knowing that you are more measured over time about how you are getting back up.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“If you don't remember childhood and you idealize it, you can't write books for kids because they're not real. Kids pick that up.”

Source : Source: www.teachingbooks.net
“Ive been chastised for going into mixed martial arts and backing out. But the reason I backed out was the terms - they wanted me ready to fight in four weeks, but youve got to be out of your mind. So I decided to go back to my roots, back to wrestling.”
“We all know that great leaders can create great successes...success for the Chicago public education fund is to bring great leaders into Chicago's public schools.”

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