"I have little shame, no dignity â€“ all in the name of a better cause."

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A. J. Jacobs

#Names Quotes #Littles Quotes #Causes Quotes

“I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.”
“Style is the thing that's always a bit phony, and at the same time you cannot write without style.”
“Biblical references about knowledge and good and evil often get tangled up.”
“Perhaps five or even ten per cent of men can do something rather well. It is a tiny minority who can do anything really well, and the number of men who can do two things well is negligible. If a man has any genuine talent, he should be ready to make almost any sacrifice in order to cultivate it to the full.”

Source : G. H. Hardy (2012). “A Mathematician's Apology”, p.68, Cambridge University Press
“Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is currently estimated.”
“Learning is any change in a system that produces a more or less permanent change in its capacity for adapting to its environment.”
“Long visits don't make for good friends.”

Source : J. M. Coetzee (1999). “Disgrâce”, Random House (UK)
“Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed.”

Source : Mary Oliver (2009). “Evidence: Poems”, p.21, Beacon Press

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