"I learned about Chinese ceramics and African sculptures, I aired my scanty knowledge of the French Impressionists, and I prospered."

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Bruce Chatwin

#Chinese Quotes #Ceramics Quotes #Sculpture Quotes

“It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky. Behind me and before me is God and I have no fears.”
“If you want to teach people a new way of thinking, don't bother trying to teach them. Instead, give them a tool, the use of which will lead to new ways of thinking.”
“In man's most dark extremity Oft succour dawns from Heaven.”
“Happy Monday! Live without fear! Face your fears and see them as an OPPORTUNITY for strength and growth. You'll see, once you face them, they disappear!”
“Accent your positive and delete your negative.”
“But don't forget my ideas are only what's been written down in history by the great people of the world who've gone before. All I've done is condense the wisdom of the world into an attitude for athletics. Athletics aren't just running, it's a way of life”
“Hospitals are only an intermediate stage of civilization, never intended ... to take in the whole sick population. May we hope that the day will come ... when every poor sick person will have the opportunity of a share in a district sick-nurse at home.”
“My biggest fear isn't crashing this bike at 85mph and losing my skin - it's sitting in a chair at 90 and thinking 'I wish I'd done more'”

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