"No one is so busy that he hasn't the time to dismantle a work of art."

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Source : Halldór Laxness (2005). “Under the Glacier”, Vintage Books

HalldÃ³r Laxness

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“What's better these days, television or film? It's a dead heat. In fact, one could argue for television with more regularity.”
“Good skin makes me feel pretty, and it makes me feel healthy, and it makes me feel happy.”

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“Players with fight never lose a game, they just run out of time”
“I see the beauty in boxing. It teaches me strength physically, but mostly mentally. I had to learn my strength, because for so long I could have been tougher than I was.”
“Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.”
“As far as leadership goes, it's important to know that we don't have to act like men to be leaders. Since men have been all we have had to look to as examples of leaders, that's how we think we have to act. But generally that's not how we have to act. We just have to act like ourselves. We do have to maintain a collaborative spirit. Also, at the end of the day you do have to step into your own power and say, "Okay, I've listened to all of these different opinions, advice, and so forth, but I am deciding this and this is how we are going to go."”

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“I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything”
“The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one's country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.”

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