"At one point, as Samuel urges Adam to raise his boys well regardless of the blood that might be in them, Adam tells him, "You can't make a race horse of a pig." Samuel replies, "No, but you can make a very fast pig."

-- John Steinbeck

#Horse Quotes #Boys Quotes #Blood Quotes

“Being asked what animal you'd like to be is a trick question; you're already an animal.”
“There are places on earth where we can catch a glimpse of heaven.”
“Two types of choices seem to me to have been crucial in tipping the outcomes [of the various societies' histories] towards success or failure: long-term planning and willingness to reconsider core values. On reflection we can also recognize the crucial role of these same two choices for the outcomes of our individual lives.”

Source : "Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed". Book by Jared Diamond, 2005.
“Remember that any time you're filled with resentment, you're turning the controls of your emotional life over to others to manipulate.”

Source : FaceBook post by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer from Nov 07, 2011
“Blot out vain pomp; check impulse; quench appetite; keep reason under its own control.”
“At my core, I'm a Midwesterner.”

Source : "Everybody Loves Rudd" by Rachael Combe, www.elle.com. August 12, 2011.
“In science there is only physics; all the rest is stamp collecting.”
“Number three is always fortunate.”

Source : Tobias George Smollett, Tobias Smollett (1831). “The adventures of Peregrine Pickle: In which are included, Memoirs of a lady of quality. In four volumes. ...”, p.58

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