"Je plie, et ne romps pas. I bend but do not break."

-- Jean de La Fontaine

“Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer.”
“The commercial theatre may still be considered one of New York's primary tourist attractions, but . . . there is no longer an audience for serious Broadway plays. . . . Perhaps we should acknowledge that, having lost its traditional audience, Broadway can never again be a home for new plays.”
“My sister is a chiropractor and she says I have an unusually flexible lower back, but I don't do yoga, and I don't feel like I'm very bendy.”

Source : Interview with Chris Carle, www.ign.com. September 8, 2005.
“To the intelligent man with an interest in human nature it must often appear strange that so much of the energy of the scientific world has been spent on the study of the body and so little on the study of the mind.”

Source : Edward Thorndike (2017). “Animal Intelligence: Experimental Studies”, p.312, Routledge
“Reputation, you know â€“ a lifetime to build, seconds to destroy.”
“Retirement is wonderful. It's doing nothing without worrying about getting caught at it.”
“You can't build a strong corporation with a lot of committees and a board that has to be consulted every turn. You have to be able to make decisions on your own.”
“He who ceases to pray ceases to prosper.”

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