"Seek happiness in tranquility and avoid ambition even if it be only the apparently innocent one of distinguishing yourself in science and discoveries."

-- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

#Ambition Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Tranquility Quotes

“The truth is like a lion; you donâ€™t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.”
“Where success is concerned, people are not measured in inches, or pounds, or college degrees, or family back-ground; they are measured by the size of their thinking.”

Source : David J Schwartz (2016). “The Magic of Thinking Big”, p.84, Random House
“Let us be worthy of those who pin their hopes on us. May God bless you with success.”
“Theological anthropology is a lot simpler when humans are the only ones with souls.”

Source : James S. A. Corey (2013). “Abaddon's Gate: Book 3 of the Expanse”, p.90, Hachette UK
“Whenever God means to make a man great, he always breaks him in pieces first.”

Source : Charles Spurgeon (2015). “The Complete Works of C. H. Spurgeon, Volume 38”, p.707, Delmarva Publications, Inc.
“Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in the pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”
“For some reason, talking is easy for me. Practice does make perfect; I've been doing it for a while. Being out there in a high-pressure situation with a live audience and a live TV camera on you, it brings something out. It's very organic.”
“Just being the first person to bring the character to life is really fun and exciting.”

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