"If we extend our senses, we will consequently extend our knowledge."

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Source : "I listen to color". TED Talks, www.ted.com. June 2012.

“An honest money system is the only alternative.”
“Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are rebels from principle.”
“What if the Secret to Success is Failure?,”

Source : Paul Tough (2012). “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character”, p.220, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I had made a list of about ten things that I remembered from the original 'Total Recall' before I went back and watched. It had been about twenty years. I wanted to write it out before I watched it again. And I felt if those things stayed with me long enough, those are the things that I wanted to highlight.”
“What is the best thing you can do in a close game? Drive to the basket and put pressure on the defense! Not jack up jump shots”
“How can you, of all people, say everything will be alright?" He has a point. I consider my answer. "Well, it's better than saying 'Keep on crying, I'm sure things will just get worse,' right?”
“Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny.”
“I could stand to lose 10 or 15 pounds, but honestly, I'm happy the way I am. I feel comfortable with it. I'd rather have that extra 10, 15 pounds on me than live a lifestyle of trying to sustain this unattainable weight.”

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