"Man studied birds for centuries, trying to learn how to make a machine to fly like them. He never did do the trick; his final success came when he broke away entirely and tried new methods."

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Source : John W. Campbell Jr. (1955). “Who Goes There?: And Other Stories”

John W. Campbell

#Men Quotes #Bird Quotes #Trying Quotes

“Volleyball anchored me at a time in my life when I needed it. It gave me a reason for being this big, big girl.”
“Unless you know who you are, you will always be vulnerable to what people say.”
“If necessity is the mother of invention, discontent is the father of progress.”
“If you have half a story and you don't know the rest, you use what you have to pry the rest out of someone.”
“We may with advantage at times forget what we know.”
“I think teen-age love is a great thing. There's nothing quite like it and never will be for the rest of your life.”
“I'm glad that I'm being acclaimed as an actor. Today, when my hard work has paid off I can chill out about it.”
“The one thing I like about 'Playboy' is they don't have the anorexic look. The women are voluptuous. So I didn't really want to diet. I just wanted to tone up.”

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