"The first thing to do in life is to do with purpose what one purposes to do."

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Pablo Casals

#Life Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have few counterparts in human history. There isn't the slightest possibility that its (in my view, horrendous) ideas would be implemented, because they would quickly destroy any society that made this colossal error. The idea of 'free contract' between the potentate and his starving subject is a sick joke, perhaps worth some moments in an academic seminar exploring the consequences of (in my view, absurd) ideas, but nowhere else.”
“I am always amazed how much a certain facility with a special and apparently narrow technique can accomplish.”

Source : "Adventures of a Mathematician" by Stanislaw Ulam, Third Edition, (p. 96), 1991.
“The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true gritâ€”sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.”
“I love illustrating for other writers because I am given stories I never would have thought of, and my work as an illustrator is always in support of the story.”
“I just realized that there are going to be a lot of painful times in life, so I better learn to deal with them in the right way.”
“When the weather's good, there's no better place to be than the British countryside.”
“Our lives are at once ordinary and mythical. At the same instant we have these magnificent hearts that pump through all sorrow and all winters we are alive on the earth.”
“Let me fill you in on a few of my beliefs. First of all, I believe that I'll dress the way I want and I'll act the way I want. But most importantly, these fans don't just look at me for my appearance, they love me for what's on the inside.”

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