"We are more prone to generalize the bad than the good. We assume that the bad is more potent and contagious."

-- Eric Hoffer

#Assuming Quotes #Contagious Quotes

“Looking back at his career, Mr. Rustin, a Quaker, once wrote: â€˜The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.â€™”
“Architecture is exposed to life. If its body is sensitive enough, it can assume a quality that bears witness to past life.”

Source : Peter Zumthor (1998). “Peter Zumthor”
“I am very gratified to have lived to see a revolution in the field of work/life: Everyone - men and women, employees and employers - now has this issue top of mind.”
“Losing is the price we pay for living. It is also the source of much of our growth and gain.”

Source : Judith Viorst (2010). “Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex”, p.325, Simon and Schuster
“Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Dream is also just a word until you decide to fight for it with all your enthusiasm and commitment”
“The notion of a record is an obsolete remnant of the days of the 80-column card.”

Source : Dennis M. Ritchie (1978). “Unix Time-Sharing System”
“We Europeans. We need to show the necessary strength together.”
“Happiness of heart can never be measured out and bundled up, it's intangible. We keep running after it, grasping for it, and the heat of our running so seldom brings it closer. But now and then there may be a moment. We look at something and know it is good and beautiful. Those moments are happiness.”

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