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“There is a city myth that country life was isolated and lonely; the truth is that farmers and their families then had a richer social life than they have now. They enjoyed a society organic, satisfying and whole, not mixed and thinned with the life of town, city and nation as it now is.”
Source : Rose Wilder Lane (1985). “Old Home Town”, p.1, U of Nebraska Press
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“Many wise words are spoken in jest, but they don't compare with the number of stupid words spoken in earnest.”
Source : Sam Levenson (2016). “You Don't Have to Be in Who's Who to Know What's What: The Choice Wit and Wisdom of Sam Levenson”, p.86, Open Road Media
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“There’s no question in my mind: not only am I going to be able to make it through 16 games, I’ll make it through another five years,”
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“The inward sighs of humble penitence Rise to the ear of Heaven, when peal'd hymns Are scatter'd with the sounds of common air.”
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“The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied several blocks that were all massed together.”
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“Secrets press inside a person. They press the way water presses at a dam. The secrets and the water, they both want to get out.”
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“Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts.”
Source : Richard Koch (2011). “The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less”, p.39, Crown Business
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“Lestat: Toughen up baby. I'm looking for the eternal scum.”
