"My parents were neither wealthy nor academic, but we lived comfortably and they were always extremely supportive of my academic efforts and aspirations, both at school and university."

-- Paul Nurse

#School Quotes #Effort Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I will watch over My flock by night (Isaiah 27:3). Behold, I have appointed My ministers as your watchmen, as overseers who watch for your souls (Hebrews 13:17; Acts 20:28)”
“When you are through changing, you are through.”
“It's a good thing we have immigrant doctors and immigrant engineers, because if you or I get sick this afternoon, we're going to go to the hospital, and we're going to hope someone serves us.”

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“We can reduce the effect of future disruptions by reducing our dependence on oil, not putting up more rigs and drilling our special places. The fact is, we cannot drill our way to oil independence.”
“Meeting important emotional needs creates the feeling of love, but thoughtfulness keeps it alive.”
“Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide.”

Source : Phillis Wheatley, “His Excellency General Washington”
“These illustrations suggest four general maxims[...]. The first is: remember that your motives are not always as altruistic as they seem to yourself. The second is: don't over-estimate your own merits. The third is: don't expect others to take as much interest in you as you do yourself. And the fourth is: don't imagine that most people give enough thought to you to have any special desire to persecute you.”
“As a singer-songwriter, what I do is write about how the human feels.”

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