"Give him threepence, since he must make a gain out of what he learns."

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Source : Euclid (1956). “The Thirteen Books of Euclid's Elements”, p.3, Courier Corporation

Euclid

#Giving Quotes #Gains Quotes

“When I take photographs, my body inevitably enters a trancelike state. Briskly weaving my way through the avenues, every cell in my body becomes as sensitive as radar, responsive to the life of the streets... If I were to give it words, I would say: "I have no choice... I have to shoot this... I can't leave this place for another's eyes... I have to shoot it... I have no choice." An endless, murmuring refrain.”
“I'd love to find a small movie that someone would sign off on me to do. I have no aspirations to do a big studio film because I don't think anyone would let me.”

Source : Source: www.movieweb.com
“Desire is boundless, and boundlessness frightens us.”
“Reason and faith are both banks of the same river.”
“Winning the Rookie of the Year would be nice but making the playoffs would be even nicer for me.”

Source : Interview with Victor Kelly, www.ign.com. February 8, 2006.
“There are some great shows that come and go really fast, either because the network doesn't give them a chance or they just don't grab on to the psyche of the country quickly enough.”
“If you go (with a break), you can either win or not win. If you don't go for it, you definitely won't win.”
“As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.”

Source : The New Yorker, February 19, 2001.

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