"He objected, though, to indiscriminate reading. 'One must have some question,' he wrote, 'addressed to the book one is going to read."

-- Peter Kropotkin

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“I don't think I've ever stepped into a gym - they won't let me smoke there. I just thank God Miller Lite isn't as fattening as most beers. If I cut back on beer, though, I'd look anorexic.”
“Snowfall is expected to considerably exceed the normal range, both in frequency and quantity.”
“Speak with the speech of the world; think with the thoughts of the few.”

Source : John Hay (1984). “John Hay's Pike County: two tales and seven ballads”
“How much more forcefully can I say it? The time has come, and it is long overdue, when Christians and conservatives and all men and women who believe in the birthright of freedom must rise up and reclaim America for Jesus Christ.”

Source : "Character & Destiny: A Nation In Search of Its Soul". Book by D. James Kennedy and Jim Nelson Black (p. 80), September 1994.
“Impatience translates itself into a desire to have something immediate done about it all, and, as is generally the case with impatience, resolves itself in the easiest way that lies ready to hand.”

Source : Edward Sapir, David Goodman Mandelbaum (1985). “Selected Writings of Edward Sapir in Language, Culture and Personality”, p.111, Univ of California Press
“The idea of, 'The journey is the destination' is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide than a 'More Like This' link on the internet.”
“We expect teachers to handle teenage pregnancy, substance abuse, and the failings of the family. Then we expect them to educate our children.”
“I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter Sellers, who is still probably my favourite comedian.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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