"Not all things are blest, but the seeds of all things are blest."

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Source : Muriel Rukeyser (1994). “Out of Silence: Selected Poems”, p.105, Northwestern University Press

Muriel Rukeyser

“In the Italian kitchen, ingredients are not treated as promising but untutored elements that need to be corrected through long and intricate manipulation and refined by the ultimate polish of a sauce.”
“Superstitions are habits rather than beliefs.”
“Every talent is unearned, however, and with it comes a solemn obligation to use it as fully and as wisely as possible.”
“As an artist, I want to interpret my feelings”
“That's all baseball is, is numbers; it's run by numbers, averages, percentage and odds. Managers make their decisions based on the numbers.”
“Much like tobacco companies want to keep smokers dependent on their deadly product, the oil industry wants to keep California dependent on oil â€“ an expensive, dirty and limited resource that damages health.”
“Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours”

Source : Rodman Philbrick (2013). “The Last Book in the Universe”, p.223, Scholastic Inc.
“No longer conscious of my movement, I discovered a new unity with nature. I had found a new source of power and beauty, a source I never dreamt existed.”

Source : Sir Roger Bannister (2011). “The First Four Minutes”, p.9, The History Press

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