"I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress."

-- Siegbert Tarrasch

#Parent Quotes #Progress Quotes #World Quotes

“An accomplished mathematician, i.e. a most wretched orator.”
“The wisdom, the strength, the confidence - the awakened heart and mind are always accessible -- here, now, always.”
“As history confirms, people will change their minds about almost anything, from which god they worship to how they style their hair. But when it comes to existential judgments, human beings in general have an unfalteringly good opinion of themselves and their condition in this world and are steadfastly confident they are not a collection of self-conscious nothings.”
“But the tale or narrative set in the past may have its particular time-free value; and the candid reader will not misunderstand me, will not suppose that I intend any preposterous comparison, when I observe that Homer was farther removed in time from Troy than I am from the Napoleonic wars; yet he spoke to the Greeks for 2,000 years and more.”
“I often feel very guilty because of the time that I spend outside of my home and the little time that sometimes I have for my kids.”
“You know there's always that kid in your class â€” and every class has one â€” the kid who draws all the time and is really good? That was not me. I was a lousy draftsman. But as soon as I figured out that I could make things come alive, like using the corners of my math book to make flipbooks, I was hooked.”
“I used to be prettier than I am, but I think I look better now. I was a pretty boy. Particularly in my early movies. I donâ€™t like looking at them so much. Thereâ€™s a sort of pretty thing about me.”
“I really love hip hop. My cousin Nas came out with an album Life Is Good, and I love that album, but I also love Maroon 5.”

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