"The arrogance of some of those who are so damned sure they are right is just astounding. Scientific witch hunts are often the worst kind, and have been since the secular authorities stopped enforcing the local bishop's decrees of anathema."

-- Jerry Pournelle

#Arrogance Quotes #Bishops Quotes #Kind Quotes

“A man ought to read just as inclination leads him, for what he reads as a task will do him little good.”
“He hadnâ€™t been her first lover or the first boy to give her an orgasm. He hadnâ€™t even been the first sheâ€™d loved. Heâ€™d been the first to turn her inside out with something as simple as a smile. The first to make her doubt herself. Heâ€™d taken her deeper than anyone ever had, and yet she hadnâ€™t drowned.”
“You have to want it, you have to plan for it, you have to fit it into a busy day, you have to be mentally tough, you have to use others to help you. The hard part isn't getting your body in shape. The hard part is getting your mind in shape.”

Source : Amby Burfoot (2005). “Runner's World Complete Book of Beginning Running”, p.47, Rodale
“When you go to auditions, pretend you already have the job and you're just presenting - almost like you're at the table read. Don't go in with an air of, 'Please like me,' or, 'Please hire me.' You're like, 'Here's my take on it. Take it or leave it. I've got a lot of other things to do today.'”
“I can't think of anything when I'm depressed. I just want to be alone.”
“Most books germinate within you for a long time before they are ready to come out. I wrote several drafts of the novel over many years and when I finally got to the last one, it didn't take much time.”
“If I were to meet the most incredible man, and he just so happened to not make as much money as I do, I wouldn't hold it against him.”
“Bopha, Sandy, floods in Pakistan, droughts in Chinaâ€¦ How many reports from the likes of the World Bank, NASA and the International Energy Agency will it take? How many preventable catastrophes until our leaders realize that climate change will not be solved by nice speeches and empty promises? Countries like Canada and the U.S. have promised to reduce their greenhouse gas pollution and provide adequate financial support for developing countries, they have so far failed on both counts.”

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