"But I am I. And I won't subordinate my taste to the unanimous judgment of mankind"

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Jack London

#Taste Quotes #Judgment Quotes #Mankind Quotes

“Baseball is all about stories, many of which are even true.”

Source : George Vecsey (2008). “Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game”, p.45, Modern Library
“Arrange whatever pieces come your way.”
“Had I the heavens' embroidered cloths, Enwrought with golden and silver light, The blue and the dim and the dark cloths Of night and light and the half light, I would spread the cloths under your feet: But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.”
“If I feel physically as if the top of my head were taken off, I know that is poetry.”
“Surely there is grandeur in knowing that in the realm of thought, at least, you are without a chain; that you have the right to explore all heights and depth; that there are no walls nor fences, nor prohibited places, nor sacred corners in all the vast expanse of thought.”
“We enter our studies, and enjoy a society which we alone can bring together. We raise no jealousy by conversing with one in preference to another; we give no offence to the most illustrious by questioning him as long as we will, and leaving him as abruptly. Diversity of opinion raises no tumult in our presence: each interlocutor stands before us, speaks or is silent, and we adjourn or decide the business at our leisure.”
“We Africans are able to build companies that can operate in the global environment.”
“Option 1: Attempt to back out. Probable result: Death after painful torture. Option 2: Do the job and hope. Probable result: Death but probably no torture (good)”

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