"Curiosity is what separates us from the cabbages. It's accelerative. The more we know, the more we want to know."

-- David McCullough

#Curiosity Quotes #Want Quotes #Cabbage Quotes

“I have no use for people who throw their weight around as celebrities, or for those who fawn over you just because you are famous.”
“There's something timeless and important about making people laugh, about being the right spot in their day.”
“The Dance of the Future will have to become again a high religious art as it was with the Greeks. For art which is not religious is not art, it is mere merchandise”
“When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.”
“I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It's simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator... I don't want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.”
“Yet even in the loneliness of the canyon I knew there were others like me who had brothers they did not understand but wanted to help. We are probably those referred to as "our brother's keepers," possessed of one of the oldest and possible one of the most futile and certainly one of the most haunting instincts. It will not let us go.”
“Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like.”

Source : Dame Ellen Terry (1908). “The Story of My Life: Recollections and Reflections”
“That each day that you love, honor, and respect your own unique point of view, you're a step closer to finding a fortune.”

Source : Sarah Ban Breathnach (2008). “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort of Joy”, p.50, Hachette UK

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