"The days of my youth I remember as nearly always in need of explanation, and not as much fun as advertised in the promotions for board games and breakfast cereal."

-- Lewis H. Lapham

#Fun Quotes #Cereal Quotes #Games Quotes

“When the suffering of another creature causes you to feel pain, do not submit to the initial desire to flee from the suffering one, but on the contrary, come closer, as close as you can to her who suffers, and try to help her.”
“Expect rejection, but expect even more strongly to overcome it.”
“I think I'm happiest when there are really talented people around.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“He put a ring in the toe of a stocking. On Christmas Eve, we opened our stockings and it was there at the bottom of the toe. Then he got down on his knees and he was shaking.”
“Most of the scientists I have known well have felt - just as deeply as the non-scientists I have known well - that the individual condition of each is tragic. Each of us is alone: sometimes we escape from solitariness, through love or affection or perhaps creative moments, but those triumphs of life are pools of light we make for ourselves while the edge of the road is black: each of us dies alone.”

Source : "The Two Cultures".
“Some travelers think they want to go to foreign places but are dismayed when the places turn out actually to be foreign.”
“Make sure you have the courage to stay true to your convictions and not let the market affect your emotions.”
“Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed by the facts.”

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