"Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal."

-- Carl Sagan

#Goal Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Fables Quotes

“I'm very confident that the solutions that we are developing are going to be effective not only in application in Iraq, but also will be very helpful for potential homeland security situations as well.”
“Sports are a metaphor for life.”
“There is no surer proof of Christ's divinity than that he is still so hated some two thousand years after his death.”

Source : Ann Coulter (2004). “How to Talk to a Liberal (If You Must): The World According to Ann Coulter”, p.158, Crown Forum
“Many baseball fans look upon an umpire as a sort of necessary evil to the luxury of baseball, like the odor that follows an automobile.”

Source : Christy Mathewson (2013). “Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside”, p.76, Penguin
“Readers embrace all kinds of characters as long as they are written with emotional truth.”
“We grew out of the superhero comics, but we still liked comics, so we started putting our own experiences in the stories we were doing for our own amusement.”
“One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure.”
“Tis a sure sign work goes on merrily, when folks sing at it.”

Source : Isaac Bickerstaffe, Newbery (1767). “The Maid of the Mill. A Comic Opera. As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden. By the Author of Love in a Village. A New Edition”, p.7

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