"I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young."

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Source : John Brown (1861). “Spare Hours (3)”, p.106, General Books

John Brown

#Dog Quotes #Baby Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“I take my profession as an economist seriously and feel a commitment to the truth. This is incompatible with having to toe the political party line.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“The days are over when technology can be advanced in laboratories by individual scientists alone. Now you need an army of lawyers to negotiate the hazardous terrain of interlocking patents. Unless we find a solution to the problem of interlocking patents, the patent system may actually impede the very innovation it was designed to encourage.”
“Tutankhamun was not black, and the portrayal of ancient Egyptian civilization as black has no element of truth to it.”
“Coaching is nothing more than eliminating mistakes before you get fired.”
“Even though Christmas can be a lot of work, we all know the bustle is worth the bother.”
“All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban farming and waste reduction to restorative justice and zero-carbon housing. But most of these are growing despite, not because of, help from governments.”

Source : "Going global: social innovation" by Geoff Mulgan, www.theguardian.com. March 3, 2010.
“The Lilith Fair thing was Bummer Town - hey, hop aboard the marginalizing train. I guess you had people come out of that and have careers, but I think there was a pretty intense backlash, too.”
“It is like a dream. I didn't sleep for two nights because I was under so much pressure. That elusive medal is probably what has kept me going. I had none of the self-doubts which have bothered me in the past. I was totally positive.”

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