"Intelligence is quickness in seeing things as they are."

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Source : George Santayana (1970). “Three Philosophical Poets: Lucretius, Dante, and Goethe”, p.19, Library of Alexandria

George Santayana

#Vision Quotes #Quickness Quotes

“Reading is a protest against the insufficiencies of life”
“We have a long way to go, some tough issues ahead of us, and I'm sure there will be some obstacles in the path ... But the good faith effort that's being put into this absolutely is encouraging to me and gives me hope.”

Source : "Harry Reid On Immigration: I’m Committed To Getting Bipartisan Plan ‘Over The Finish Line’" by Elise Foley, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 31, 2013.
“It is always a poor way of reading the hearts of others to try to conceal our own. [Fr., C'est toujours un mauvais moyen de lire dans le coeur des autres que d'affecter de cacher le sien.]”
“I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.”
“Pain that is not transformed is transmitted.”
“Linux has never been about quality. There are so many parts of the system that are just these cheap little hacks, and it happens to run.”
“Skinny jeans are usually my go to jean. I do bootleg every once in a while, boyfriend jeans I feel like are so hard to pull off! Skinny jeans are very easy and you can kind of pair anything with them and it will work: heels and boots or nice top or flouncy top.”
“I took the frets out of my bass after I was getting into jazz a lot and I wanted to have that upright sound.”

Source : "Modern Electric Bass, Jaco Pastorius". Book by Jaco Pastorius, 1985.

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