"i had no idea what i wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out."

-- Walter Isaacson

#College Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Helping Quotes

“One must take what comes, with laughter.”
“Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed and threw it at Henry-threw it to miss. The stone, that token of preposterous time, bounced five yards to Henry's right and fell in the water. Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here, invisible yet strong, was the taboo of the old life. Round the squatting child was the protection of parents and school and policemen and the law. Roger was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.”
“G.K. Chesterton was the best writer of the 20th century. He said something about everything and he said it better than anybody else.”

Source : Dale Ahlquist (2003). “G.K. Chesterton: The Apostle of Common Sense”, p.12, Ignatius Press
“There is only one thing that a man really wants to do, all his life; and that is, to find his way to his God, his Morning Star, salute his fellow man, and enjoy the woman who has come the long way with him.”
“Whether or not you reach your goals in life depends entirely on how well you prepare for them and how badly you want them.”
“I don't wear lipstick when I'm not at work.”
“Open Secret boasts a nifty plot and, in Coroner Fortin, a fascinating protagonist who will likely be around for a long time. Deryn Collier is a talent to watch,”
“The United States only knows one form of intervention and that is the military one. Everything depends on drawn weapons. We should, however, develop a wider scope of action. And we should learn to be patient.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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