"What we see depends mainly on what we look for."

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Source : Sir John Lubbock (1897). “The Beauties of Nature and the Wonders of the World We Live In”, p.2, Library of Alexandria

John Lubbock

#Inspirational Quotes #Being Happy Quotes #Attitude Quotes

“That's how we do it in the black...”
“To me, the problem with the president is that he takes very authoritarian actions in terms of attacking democratic institutions and then just uttering a large number of false and misleading statements that then make it hard sometimes for the people to know what is true and what is false.”
“If there is a Way involving the spirit of not being defeated, to help oneself and gain honour, it is the Way of Strategy.”
“I am so territorial, that [from the start] I just felt like whatever I was gonna do I was gonna write it myself, its my personal preference to always be in control of everything I do in life.”
“Sky is the limit, never doubt yourself, stay focused, never let anything slow or stop you from concurring your goals and making your dreams happen!”
“New York, forever the port of em- and de-barkation en route to Adventure.”

Source : Cornelia Stratton Parker (1934). “Wanderer's Circle”
“The men on the trading floor may not have been to school, but they have Ph.D.â€™s in manâ€™s ignorance.”
“Classroom libraries are not 25 copies of 5 books. Classroom libraries are 1000-2000 copies of different books.”

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