"I was purely content to sit in the car and wander around my own mind. Watching the world itself, the people in it, and my whole internal life was more than enough to keep me entertained."

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Source : Gabrielle Hamilton (2011). “Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef”, p.17, Random House

Gabrielle Hamilton

#People Quotes #Car Quotes #Mind Quotes

“The two saddest moments of my life were when my mother died and when I was told I couldn't play football for the Colts anymore.”
“I did not look for her, because I was afraid of dispelling the mystery we attach to people whom we know only casually.”
“But now, for the first time, I see you are a man like me. I thought of your hand-grenades, of your bayonet, of your rifle; now I see your wife and your face and our fellowship. Forgive me, comrade. We always see it too late. Why do they never tell us that you are poor devils like us, that your mothers are just as anxious as ours, and that we have the same fear of death, and the same dying and the same agony--Forgive me, comrade; how could you be my enemy?”
“The main motivations were to try to leverage Google's expertise with large computer systems and to try to give something back to science”
“I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.”
“In that instant they felt an overwhelming sense of pride and accomplishment. Though they had failed dismally even to come close to the expedition's original objective, they knew now that somehow they had done much, much more than ever they set out to do.”

Source : Alfred Lansing (2015). “Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage”, p.342, Basic Books
“Self-transformation is not just about changing yourself. It means shifting yourself to a completely new dimension of experience and perception.”
“I would much rather have 1,000 visitors click over to my website via a podcast interview that Iâ€™ve done on someone elseâ€™s website than have 1,000 search result visitors from Google. Anyday.”

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