"In two thousand years all our generals and politicians may be forgotten, but Einstein and Madame Curie and Bernard Shaw and Stravinsky will keep the memory of our age alive."

-- Anthony Burgess

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“We can make a commitment to promote vegetables and fruits and whole grains on every part of every menu. We can make portion sizes smaller and emphasize quality over quantity. And we can help create a culture - imagine this - where our kids ask for healthy options instead of resisting them.”
“Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like) ; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves.”
“If you will be cherished when you are old, be courteous while you be young.”
“I don't even wear shoes with heels because I hate making a noise when I walk and people looking at me.”

Source : "One to watch: Grimes". Interview with Hermione Hoby, www.theguardian.com. January 28, 2012.
“Power lies in the details, and the tenacious pursuit of such hidden levers can pay off enormously. While you don't want to get a reputation as a prissy worrywart, worrying about the details in private is important. You may think you are the world's greatest speaker, but if the auditorium's sound system is singing static - well, forget it.”
“That's the kind of stuff you are offered today. Scripts that have you mixed up with young men. I find them utterly revolting.”
“Have you ever felt trapped in circumstances, then discovered that the only trap was your own lack of vision, lack of courage, or failure to see that you had better options?”
“In the spiritual life only one thing produces genuine joy and that is obedience.”

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