"The Greeks were the first intellectualists. In a world where the irrational had played the chief role, they came forward as the protagonists of the mind."

-- Edith Hamilton

#Greek Quotes #Mind Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.”

Source : "Tim Cook Speaks Up". www.bloomberg.com. October 30, 2014.
“When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left.”
“Anyone can hide. Facing up to things, working through them, that's what makes you strong.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.327, Penguin
“Advice is like a doctor's pills; how easily he gives them! how reluctantly he takes them when his turn comes!”
“Only when we try to love God will we see our utter inability to do so. And only when we understand that inability, will we begin to be in awe of His great love toward us.”
“Everyone disappoints [Larry Kramer]. So it's not a problem for him either way.”

Source : Source: fourtwonine.com
“Man can only be what he sees himself to be, and only attain what he sees himself attaining.”
“At one of the annual conventions of the American Society for Aesthetics much confusion arose when the Society for Anesthetics met at the same time in the same hotel.”

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