"Few artists thrive in solitude and nothing is more stimulating than the conflict of minds with similar interests."

-- Arthur C. Clarke

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“We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. I have some knowledge, however, of baritsu, or the Japanese system of wrestling, which has more than once been very useful to me. I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds and clawed the air with both his hands.”
“I'm like everybody else. I get tired sometimes.”

Source : "Donny Osmond: Yesterday’s Justin Bieber Is Today’s Ultimate Survivor" by Liz Smith, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 28, 2012.
“The final outcome cannot be known, either to the originator of a new theory, or to his colleagues and critics, who are bent on falsifying it. Thus, the scientific innovator may feel all the more lonely and uncertain.”
“Ecuador is a country which defends the right to life.”

Source : "Julian Assange asylum application may take time, says Ecuador president" by Esther Addley, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2012.
“It's an honor to paint cats.”
“Finding the right people and giving power and letting them go find value in the world. That's got to be toughest. Really, its like the Spanish court in the 16th century saying, um, take this ship and go see what you can find. You have to believe in your sailors!”
“On the law that requires women to wait twenty-four hours before they are permitted to have an abortion: I think it's a good law. The other day I wanted to go get an abortion. I really wanted an abortion, but then I thought about it and it turned out I was just thirsty.”
“If you can refine your skills and eliminate your mistakes, you will start winning. That's the price you must pay to be successful in wrestling, and in most aspects of life.”

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