"Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination."

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Source : Oliver Sacks (2011). “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain”, p.127, Pan Macmillan

Oliver Sacks

#Memories Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Perception Quotes

“She didn't have to be offered anything; it was already hers. She was more herself than anyone else ever was and as soon as I clapped eyes on her I knew I wanted to be myself just as much as she was herself.”

Source : Melvin Burgess (1999). “Junk: Adapted for the Stage”, p.33, A&C Black
“If your therapist asks if you have a quarter, then politely tells you to call someone who cares ... there's a good chance you're whining!”

Source : Karen Scalf Linamen (2002). “Just Hand Over the Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt”
“How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood, When fond recollection presents them to view.”

Source : Samuel Woodworth (1831). “Melodies, duets, trios, songs, and ballads, pastoral, amatory, sentimental, patriotic, religious, and miscellaneous. Together with metrical epistles, tales and recitations”, p.12
“Coolidge expressed his "sympathy with the deep and intense longing which finds such fine expression in the Jewish National Homeland in Palestine."”
“...the hard work and poverty of my childhoodturned out to be my greatest asset in later years. Nothing could ever seem too hard after that.”
“The guiding principle of my life, 'the means are the ends,' has taught me that our participation in a corrupt system facilitates it and corrupts and therefore defeats us.”
“The strength of any organization is a direct result of the strength of its leaders.”
“...those of us who write for children are called, not to do something to a child, but be someone for a child.”

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