"I inhabited a territory of loneliness which resembles the place where the dying spend their time before death, and from where those who do return, living, to the world bring, inevitably, a unique point of view that is a nightmare, a treasure, and a lifelong possession.[It is] equal in its rapture and chilling exposure [to] the neighbourhood of the ancient gods and goddesses."

-- Janet Frame

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“The human response it calls for is truly heroic, requiring nothing short of rewiring the entire planet with a new generation of clean-energy technologies - and doing that very soon... Are we, as a species, capable of that kind of deliberate global response?”
“The lily is all in white, like a saint, And so is no mate for me.”
“Assuredly, the size of (Cadel) Evans' heart will come to be compared to Phar Lap.”
“I am often surprised when I think to count my graces, for the more I count, the more there seem to be. And if pride in my accomplishments is the emotion that I naturally feel when I focus on my gifts, gratitude is the emotion I feel as I become aware of the many graces that have shaped me and my gifts.”
“My wife and I have five children. And the reason why we have five children is because we do notwantsix.”
“We're trying to find areas of cooperation with Russia in the area of counterterrorism and the campaign against ISIS.”

Source : Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
“You have to realize that your work is done by your body, and if your body is in very bad health, it's not going to work for you no matter how young you are. So, I'm a bit of an athletic coach when it comes to trying to respect my body's needs and tendencies, and when I teach students, I try and persuade them of the same.”
“Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Times, 8 Jan. 2001. One of "Rumsfeld's Rules."

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