"Not until, years later, I found my true interest in life did I discover that I could master a subject, no matter how difficult, if it helped me in what I wanted to do."

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Source : Lincoln Ellsworth (1938). “Beyond Horizons”, New York, Book League of America

Lincoln Ellsworth

#Years Quotes #Matter Quotes #Masters Quotes

“Traveling around the world during the World Cup in 2006, I was thinking, 'Wow, this is such an incredible and global event.'”

Source : "15 Questions with Jehane Noujaim". Interview with Synne D. Chapman, www.thecrimson.com. May 14, 2008.
“We all know of people who thought they could to it (whatever â€œitâ€ is) tomorrow. We have all procrastinated on such a way, and often to our personal regret. It happens time and again, putting off things that we convince ourselves might be better, more meaningful, more appropriate for another time. So often that better time either never comes or really isnâ€™t better or more appropriate after all. And then, sadly, the window of opportunity -to do something great- closes.”
“Real randomness requires an infinite amount of information.”
“I hate the things they preach. They found a gimmick that sells. The fact that they're making money off all these teenage kids who actually believe in their message is disgusting.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Don't play it safe. Resist the seductions of the cowardly values our society has come to prize so highly: comfort, convenience, security, predictability, control. These, too, are nets. Above all, resist the fear of failure. Yes, you will make mistakes. But they will be your mistakes, not someone else's. And you will survive them, and you will know yourself better for having made them, and you will be a fuller and a stronger person.”

Source : "What Are You Going to Do With That?". Essay adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May 2010, www.chronicle.com. October 03, 2010.
“This isn't higher education studying itself,”
“Climb aboard life's elevator, hit the "up" button, and see where it takes you.”
“Cooperstown is the greatest place on Earth.”

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