"Ambition is the mind's immodesty."

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William Davenant

#Ambition Quotes #Mind Quotes

“There's a way of dealing with hardships that are healthier than going out. That's what I've learned.”
“Children require long, uniterrupted periods of play and exploration”
“You cannot make a modern apartment out of a traditional space.”
“Contact with the customer is what business is all about.”
“Helen Crawfurd and the Women's Peace Crusade, made a march on the City Chambers, distributing an illegal leaflet in front of police and even to some of the police as well. The women forced their way into the building and the police had a really tough time trying to get them out. Word spread around that several of them had been arrested and this brought out new and very threatening demonstrations.”
“Sure, I like to win when I play basketball or board games or video games, but my day isnt ruined if I lose. Im always up for a rematch. In all seriousness, thats something thats nice about maturing.”
“Pain - has an Element of Blank It cannot recollect When it begun - or if there were a time when it was not - It has no Future - but itself - Its Infinite contain Its Past - enlightened to perceive New Periods - of Pain.”
“A nursery rhyme shapes your bones and nerves, and it shapes your mind. They are powerful, nursery rhymes, and immensely old, and not toys, even though they are for children." "But they make no sense!" Summer protested "Ah, well," said Ben. "Sometimes sense hides behind walls. You must find a window and stick your head right in before you can see it.”

Source : Katherine Catmull (2012). “Summer and Bird”, p.41, Penguin

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