"Finished things cease to be a shelter for the spirit; but work in progress is a delight."

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Source : Max Frisch (1977). “Sketchbook 1946-1949”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P

Max Frisch

#Progress Quotes #Delight Quotes #Shelter Quotes

“Curiosity, fed by feats of imagination, can only grow”
“Be certain that you're not modeling yourself after someone, but just being who you are meant to be. Go ahead, be weird because "normal" is boring!”
“I am intentionally avoiding the standard term which, by the way, did not exist in Euler's time. One of the ugliest outgrowths of the "new math" was the premature introduction of technical terms.”
“Amateurs do things 'till they get it right. Pros do it 'till they can't get it wrong.”
“When you are perfect, is there anywhere else to go?”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.109, Macmillan
“Be thankful for your loved ones and tell them you love them.”
“What we found out with Katrina is that the country is still unable to deal with disaster, .. God forbid this happens in San Francisco.”

Source : "WAR ON TERROR: Four Years After 9/11 / The quest for national security / NATURAL DISASTER'S MARK: In Hurricane Katrina's wake, some question whether battle against terrorism is the right fight" by Marc Sandalow, www.sfgate.com. September 11, 2005.
“The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew how. On 'Rock 'n' Roll,' John Lennon does nothing but interpret old rock.”

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