"Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Liberty Quotes #Affliction Quotes #Crutches Quotes

“When I see birches bend to left and right... I like to think some boy's been swinging them.”
“To me, strategy means trying to overcome your limitations and your weak points. To do that, I try to enhance and leverage my strong points.”

Source : "The 'Fast-Food' Computer Company". Interview with Joel Kurtzman, www.strategy-business.com. October 1, 1996.
“Science is not, as so many seem to think, something apart, which has to do with telescopes, retorts, and test-tubes, and especially with nasty smells, but it is a way of searching out by observation, trial and classification; whether the phenomena investigated be the outcome of human activities, or of the more direct workings of nature's laws. Its methods admit of nothing untidy or slip-shod; its keynote is accuracy and its goal is truth.”
“My role 14 years ago in Richard III - that was the first time I played a bad guy and learned a lot about it - they have all the fun!”
“I have the greatest job in the world. Only one person can have it. You have shortstops on other teams - I'm not knocking other teams - but there's only one shortstop on the Yankees.”
“The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious to the rose.”
“Some say that love is the sweetest feeling, the purest form of joy, but that isn't right. It's not love--it's relief.”
“I'm not interested in playing the field and all that stuff because frankly I'm not into frivolous relationships. I've got a couple close relationships with friends, a close relationship with my family, and a close relationship with my guitar. I'll know if the right person comes along, and whatever then - cool - but it's not something I'm seeking out at the moment.”

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