"It is impossible to decide whether a particular detail of the Pythagorean universe was the work of the master, or filled in by a pupil a remark which equally applies to Leonardo or Michelangelo . But there can be no doubt that the basic features were conceived by a single mind; that Pythagoras of Samos was both the founder of a new religious philosophy, and the founder of Science, as the word is understood today."

-- Arthur Koestler

#Religious Quotes #Philosophy Quotes #Doubt Quotes

“Our language, one of our most precious natural resources, deserves at least as much protection as our woodlands, streams and whooping cranes.”

Source : James Lipton (1991). “An Exaltation of Larks”, Viking Adult
“Because I thought I was in love. And when you think you're in love, you are willing to stick it out and make it work until it is love.”

Source : Becca Fitzpatrick (2012). “Hush, Hush”, p.188, Simon and Schuster
“On horseback you feel as if you're moving in time to classical music; a camel seems to progress to the beat of a drum played by a drunk.”
“I look at road marathons as a totally different sport. Those guys are stupid fast. It is unbelievable. I might be a top ultrarunner, but put me in the field with those guys and I'm just another guy trying to break three hours. Road-running is far more competitive. In ultrarunning, after these long races, we all chat with each other at the end and have a beer. The camaraderie is awesome. But don't get me wrong, winning is fun.”

Source : Source: www.complex.com
“After high school I went to the San Francisco Art Institute, and I began a formalized art education where we went through the history of art but we also went through the art of my contemporaries.”
“We need to forget what we think we are, so that we can really become what we are.”
“The moral effect of the thundering of one's own artillery is most extraordinary, and many of us thought that we had never heard any more welcome sound than the deep roaring and crashing that started in at our rear”

Source : Fritz Kreisler (2014). “Four Weeks In The Trenches; The War Story Of A Violinist [Illustrated Edition]”, p.19, Pickle Partners Publishing
“I made her the queen of my double wide trailer with the polyester curtains and redwood deck.”

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