"People like to trace their ancestry."

-- Richard Dawkins

#People Quotes #Ancestry Quotes

“The artist reserves the right to remove a blot on the landscape, to change positions of things, to suit his composition, providing only that he does not transgress the laws of probability.”
“If boys don't learn, men won't know.”

Source : Douglas Wilson (2001). “Future Men”, p.8, Canon Press & Book Service
“The way is in training.”
“Music is a thing where, the more vocabulary you gather, the more you can express yourself.”
“People say to me all the time, 'You have no fear.' I tell them, 'No, that's not true. I'm scared all the time. You have to have fear in order to have courage. I'm a courageous person because I'm a scared person.'”

Source : "Ronda Rousey: What I've Learned". Interview with Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. December 26, 2012.
“The personal deportment of Captain Perry, throughout the day, was worthy of all praise. He did not quit his own vessel when she became useless, to retire from the battle, but to gain it; an end that was fully obtained, and an effort which resulted in triumph.”

Source : "History of the Navy of the United States of America". Book by James Fenimore Cooper, 1856.
“Capital punishment in my view achieved nothing except revenge.”

Source : Albert Pierrepoint (1974). “Executioner, Pierrepoint”
“When I release something, I'm like, "OK, I want it to be the best." When I release my fragrance, I want it to be the number one fragrance. I don't want it to be like, "Oh yeah, you got ninth on the rankings."”

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