"It is perhaps the principal admirableness of the Gothic schools of architecture, that they receive the results of the labour of inferior minds; and out of fragments full of imperfectionraise up a stately and unaccusable whole."

-- John Ruskin

#School Quotes #Mind Quotes #Gothic Quotes

“Reading is a gift. It's something you can do almost anytime and anywhere. It can be a tremendous way to learn, relax, and even escape. So, enough about the virtues of reading. Time to read on.”

Source : Richard Carlson (2000). “Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens: Simple Ways to Keep Your Cool in Stressful Times”, Hyperion Books
“There is nothing more important than writing well for the young, if literature is to have a continuance ... They will inherit the earth; and nothing that we value will endure in the world unless they can be persuaded to value it too.”
“When I was a kid, I'd spray paint my hair, cut clothes up.”
“There's been a lot of talk about black men and the presence and absence of black men in positions of power in American culture.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“The public discourse on global warming has little in common with the standards of scientific discourse. Rather, it is part of political discourse where comments are made to secure the political base and frighten the opposition rather than to illuminate issues. In political discourse, information is to be 'spun' to reinforce pre-existing beliefs, and to discourage opposition.”
“The Sappers really need no tribute from me; their reward lies in the glory of their achievement. The more science intervenes in warfare, the more will be the need for engineers in field armies; in the late war there were never enough Sappers at any time. Their special tasks involved the upkeep and repair of communications; roads, bridges, railways, canals, mine sweeping. The Sappers rose to great heights in World War II and their contribution to victory was beyond all calculations.”
“Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Everybody and their mother knows you don't train hard on Friday, the day before a race. But a lot of runners will overtrain on Thursday if left on their own. Thursday is the most dangerous day of the week.”

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