"There are some achievements which are never done in the presence of those who hear of them. Catching salmon is one, and working all night is another."

-- Anthony Trollope

#Night Quotes #Achievement Quotes #Salmon Quotes

“Of the few innocent pleasures left to men past middle life, the jamming of common sense down the throats of fools is perhaps the keenest.”

Source : Thomas Henry Huxley, Leonard Huxley (1900). “Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley”
“In fact, a case could be made that worrying about a problem actually prevents you from resolving it, because it deceives your mind into thinking that you're doing something when really you're not.”

Source : Sarah Strohmeyer (2008). “The Sleeping Beauty Proposal”, p.63, Penguin
“What repeatedly enters your mind and occupies your mind, eventually shapes your mind, and will ultimately express itself in what you do and who you become.”

Source : John Ortberg (2001). “If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat”, p.162, Harper Collins
“It was the emotion I hated the most of all emotions, shame.”
“War seems a perfectly impossible thing, even when it can be seen coming nearer and nearer.”

Source : Cornelia Meigs (1987). “Invincible Louisa: The Story of the Author of Little Women”, Scholastic
“If what happens in Las Vegas is supposed to stay in Las Vegas, how did Harry Reid get out?”
“Households that have lost the soul of cooking from their routines may not know what they are missing: the song of a stir-fry sizzle, the small talk of clinking measuring spoons, the yeasty scent of rising dough, the painting of flavors onto a pizza before it slides into the oven.”
“You can't please everybody. All you can do is really just try to work from the heart and do the best job that you can and hope for the best.”

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