"Few men are raised in our estimation by being too closely examined."

-- Honore de Balzac

#Men Quotes #Raised Quotes

“Realize that if you can instantly create a problem, you can just as quickly and easily create a solution.”
“Where I grew up, we had the three TV networks, maybe two radio stations, no cable TV. We still had a long-distance party line in our neighborhood, so you could listen to all your neighbors' phone calls. We had a very small public library, and the nearest bookstore was an hour away.”
“I do yoga. I've been doing yoga for over 20 years and I love it.”
“It's been really slow obviously, but I'm not worried about that. I feel like from where I was a couple months ago, things are a lot better. Just being able to skate and stuff was encouraging. Hopefully the next step doesn't have any hurdles.”
“I did all the musicals in high school, and I loved it. And then I got to theater school at college, and was like, "No, I'm a serious actor. I want to do Shakespeare. I want to do classical theater." I took myself very seriously.”
“When you read a book, the neurons in your brain fire overtime, deciding what the characters are wearing, how they're standing, and what it feels like the first time they kiss. No one shows you. The words make suggestions. Your brain paints the pictures.”

Source : "World Book Night: Meg Rosoff on Mal Peet" by Meg Rosoff, www.telegraph.co.uk. April 23, 2012.
“I have known some quite good people who were unhappy, but never an interested person who was unhappy.”
“Children, those who are unmarried should conserve their vital energy by maintaining celibacy. To turn what we gain by this in to ojas (vitality), we also need to do spiritual practice. With increase in ojas, our intelligence, memory, health and beauty will also increase. We will gain lasting mental quietude.”

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