"The most powerful book in the world at the beginning of the twentieth century is the check-book."

-- Alec-Tweedie

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“I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap.”
“If I were to envy any persons on this planet, it would be mountain hermits. You often hear old platitudes such as, 'Speak out. Be heard.' On the contrary, a breath of fresh air would be something like: 'Silence, think for at least 15 minutes, and then maybe speak out.”
“Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.”
“If you want a referendum, vote for the others. Or, in certain cases, you can stay at home, you don't vote and you could find yourself with a referendum by default because you didn't exercise your vote.”
“When I was at college, the idea of fashion was more immediate to me, whereas art photography, the depth of it, was a different thing. Storytelling - fanciful storytelling - can only be told through fashion photography. It's the perfect way to play with fantasy and dreams.”
“I mean, I did plays in high school, but I was convinced you couldn't make a living doing it.”
“It's as if someone vacuumed up the horizon while we were looking the other way.”
“The path that leads to truth is littered with the bodies of the ignorant.”

Source : D. E. Tarver, Musashi Miyamoto (2004). “The Book of Five Rings: Miyamoto Musashi”, p.12, iUniverse

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