"I'm a tourist, a glorified tourist. I'm not doing it to have a good time or to lie in the sun."

-- Paul Theroux

#Lying Quotes #Sun Quotes #Tourists Quotes

“I take one of the interferon therapies, Rebif”
“I think anything we do - eating, walking down the street, online shopping - gives you another perspective on writing stories.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Deep practice is built on a paradox: struggling in certain targeted ways-operating at the edges of your ability, where you make mistakes-makes you smarter. Or to put it in a slightly different way, experiences where you're forced to slow down, make errors, and correct them-as you would if you were walking up an ice-covered hill, slipping and stumbling as you go-end up making you swift and graceful without your realizing it.”

Source : "The Talent Code: Greatness isn't born. It's grown". Book by Daniel Coyle, 2010.
“The darkest moments of our lives are not to be buried and forgotten, rather they are a memory to be called upon for inspiration to remind us of the unrelenting human spirit and our capacity to overcome the intolerable”
“Moments like this act as magical interludes, placing our hearts at the edge of our souls: fleetingly, yet intensely, a fragment of eternity has come to enrich time...When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.”
“I love my dog. I hate bankers. I have issues with women. In my head, Iâ€™m a great guy.”
“The most interesting thing about this sport, at least to me, it the activity of preparation-any aspect of preparation for the games. The thrill isn't in the winning, it's in the doing.”

Source : "Chuck Noll, Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steelers coach, dies at 82", www.theguardian.com. June 14, 2014.
“In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for.”

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