"Once the anchor of reason has been cut, ones craft may go anywhere. One may become a St Francis or equally a Hitler."

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Source : Brand Blanshard (2014). “Reason and Analysis”, p.47, Routledge

Brand Blanshard

#Cutting Quotes #Anchors Quotes #Crafts Quotes

“Description begins in the writerâ€™s imagination, but should finish in the readerâ€™s.”

Source : FaceBook post by Stephen King from Nov 10, 2013
“In shallow men the fish of little thoughts cause much commotion. In oceanic minds the whales of inspiration make hardly a ruffle.”

Source : "Autobiography of a Yogi". Book by Paramahansa Yogananda, 1946.
“We cannot afford to put off change any longer. We have to get on a new path within this new administration. We have only four years left for Obama to set an example to the rest of the world. America must take the lead.”
“Serving our end users is at the heart of what we do and remains our number one priority.”
“people coming away from a session with Dr. S. usually looked as if they had had fifty minutes on the anvil with an apprentice blacksmith.”
“Growing up, I was taught a mans word is his bond.”
“Change might not be fast and it isn't always easy. But with time and effort, almost any habit can be reshaped.”

Source : "The Power of Habit". Book by Charles Duhigg, February 28, 2012.
“When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.”

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