"Ever since man began to till the soil and learned not to eat the seed grain but to plant it and wait for harvest, the postponement of gratification has been the basis of a higher standard of living and of civilization."

-- S. I. Hayakawa

#Men Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Waiting Quotes

“'The Story of Us' is about running into someone I had been in a relationship with at an awards show, and we were seated a few seats away from each other. I just wanted to say to him, 'Is this killing you? Because it's killing me.' But I didn't. Because I couldn't. Because we both had these silent shields up.”
“When I was younger, I was very scared to talk to people. To the point where my parents took me to a therapist because they thought something was wrong with me.”

Source : "Exclusive Interview: Glee's Harry Shum, Jr." by Neha Gandhi, www.seventeen.com. October 11, 2011.
“Every individual should have a purpose in life which is worthy of intense effort-and constantly work toward the definite goal ahead.”
“The civil servant is primarily the master of the short-term solution.”
“My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.”
“If you don't read poetry how the hell can you solve equations?”
“I run a lot. I do a lot of yoga. Hot yoga. Which is random and sounds lame, but it has definitely made my flexibility and balance 100 percent better on my skateboard. I do that and a lot of plyometric, biometrics, and surf. I train every other day of the week and skate for an hour everyday.”
“This is just one of those annoying and unjust differences between you and your younger sibling...I was probably fifteen before I could go to a friend's house without giving mom an FBI dossier on the people; Bex can practically hitchhike on the freeway with a mere "Have fun, honey.”

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