"The envious man thinks that if his neighbor breaks a leg, he will be able to walk better himself"

-- Helmut Schoeck

#Men Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Legs Quotes

“I think people had somehow gotten the sense that we have explored everything, when that isn't the case. We so know so little about the ocean, and so much of it is being destroyed.”
“What if we choose not to do the things we are supposed to do? The principal gain is a sense of an authentic act - and an authentic life. It may be a short one, but it is an authentic one, and that's a lot better than those short lives full of boredom. The principal loss is security. Another is respect from the community. But you gain the respect of another community, the one that is worth having the respect of.”
“I wanted to be the best in the world.”
“If you don't make mistakes, you're not working on hard enough problems. And that's a big mistake.”
“You are only as big as your experiences.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I've always been interested in fashion, and Urban Outfitters presented me with a huge opportunity to pursue that interest.”
“I guess the worst snow was the Kennedy inauguration in 1960. Heavy snow.”
“Sight is subjective. We learned that in class.”

Source : Taiye Selasi (2013). “Ghana Must Go: A Novel”, p.67, Penguin

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