"Nobility of spirit has more to do with simplicity than ostentation, wisdom rather than wealth, commitment rather than ambition."

-- Riccardo Muti

#Ambition Quotes #Commitment Quotes #Simplicity Quotes

“I think if you're gonna get a tattoo, just get one: the words, 'I'm dumb.' That's it. That way in 10 years, when you go, 'Why did I get this?,' you can be like, 'Oh, I'm dumb!'”
“One of the things I had a hard time getting used to when I came to California in '78 was Santa Claus in shorts.”
“There are about 250,000 different species of fossil plants and animals known . . In spite of this large quantity of information, it is but a tiny fraction of the diversity that [according to the theory] actually lived in the past. There are well over a million species living today and . . [it is] possible to predict how many species ought to be in our fossil record. That number is at least 100 times the number we have found.”
“Everyday decision-making around the world is constantly based on what came before us.”

Source : "Why Preserving History Matters" by Steve Berry, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 23, 2012.
“Will ye come with me?â€ he whispered. And she answered without hesitation. â€œYes, please.”
“What is real is beyond all reach.”
“The bad stuff never stops happening: it lives in its own dimension, replaying itself over and over.”
“it is bad manners to contradict a guest. You must never insult people in your own house - always go to theirs.”

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