"There is no private life which has not been determined by a wider public life."

-- George Eliot

#Life Quotes #Literature Quotes #Determined Quotes

“In Russia, they say I'm a Pole, in Poland they call me Russian.”

Source : "Rokossowski - How Much of a Pole?". Book by Wiesław Białkowski, 1994.
“I donâ€™t really have a relationship with the guitar; itâ€™s like my slutty lover, whereas Iâ€™m married to the piano”
“When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe. And I think that's a really dangerous, limiting mindset.”
“True inward quietness ... is not vacancy, but stability - the steadfastness of a single purpose.”

Source : Caroline Emelia Stephen (1908). “Light Arising: Thoughts on the Central Radiance”
“When speed gets in the blood, one must drive to live.”
“A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat infections and all of that. Surely you would expect their immune systems to collapse.”
“No one knows what it is that he can do until he tries.”
“The biggest fool may come out with a bit of sense when you least expect it.”

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