"No doubt, a scientist isn't necessarily penalized for being a complex, versatile, eccentric individual with lots of extra-scientific interests. But it certainly doesn't help him a bit."

-- Stephen Toulmin

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“She was a terrible mother, there was no doubt about it, but she didn't even have the strength to feel guilty.”
“It is your holy work, to deeply love, honor and respect the precious self that you are, the soul that only you hold.”
“Giving English to an American is like giving sex to a child. He knows it's important but he doesn't know what to do with it.”
“Like the ability of all the musicians to end the song at the right time. Or when it's time for a chord change, but nobody knows what the chord should be, and you all, you know, it all just changes, magically, at the same time. It's when you pick up your phone to call someone and that person is calling you.”

Source : "Swinging Modern Sounds #35: The Location Of The Soul". Interview with Rick Moody, therumpus.net. April 20, 2012.
“I see all. I hear all. I know all. And I spend a great deal of time in the bathroom.”
“God does not waste an ounce of our pain or a drop of our tears; suffering doesn't come our way for no reason, and He seems especially efficient at using what we endure to mold our character. If we are malleable, He takes our bumps and bruises and shapes them into something beautiful.”

Source : Frank E. Peretti (2003). “No More Bullies: For Those Who Wound or Are Wounded”, p.179, Thomas Nelson
“I don't surround myself with anybody, really. I have friends, but I'm kind of an isolationist now. I kind of work on my own.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I would like to thank the United staff for making me feel so welcome and part of the United family from my first day. And of course thank you to those fans who have supported me throughout the season.”

Source : "David Moyes says Manchester United need a 'fundamental rebuilding'". www.theguardian.com. April 23, 2014.

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