"Knowledge is the life of the mind."

-- Abu Bakr

“Technique alone is never enough. You have to have passion. Technique alone is just an embroidered potholder.”
“Ah, when love dies, women lose two and a half inches in height.”

Source : M.C. Beaton (2009). “Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor”, p.61, Hachette UK
“There is no question that there is an unseen world. The problem is, how far is it from midtown and how late is it open?”
“I have been reading the Old Testament, a most bloodthirsty and perilous book for the young. Jehovah is beyond doubt the worst character in fiction.”
“The deeds we do, the words we say,Into still air they seem to fleet;We count them ever past;But they shall last -In the dread judgment theyAnd we shall meet.”
“In traditional societies, nature was seen as oneâ€™s wife, but the modern West turned it into a prostitute.”
“I'm always looking for challenges.”

Source : "Q&A with ... Packers QB Aaron Rodgers: 'Let's go get another one'". Interview with Vinnie Iyer, www.sportingnews.com. February 7, 2011.
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