"He who enters a university walks on hallowed ground."

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Source : Quoted in Notes on the Harvard Tercentenary, ed. David McCord (1936)

James Bryant Conant

#Walks Quotes #University Quotes

“The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks, and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted.”

Source : 'Clinging to the Wreckage' (1982) ch. 7
“That is exciting to reinvent myself, to invent a new character. As an actor that is revitalizing.”

Source : Source: www.whedonopolis.com
“If I fear to hold another to the highest goal because it is so much easier to avoid doing so, then I know nothing of Calvary love.”
“We have limited time in our life, therefore we should try to teach ourselves, not to teach others. We should conquer ourselves, rather than conquer others. Whether coming or going, standing, sitting or lying down, our mind should be focused in this way. If we practise like this and develop mindfulness continuously, wisdom arises quickly and this is a fast way of practice.”
“When a person understands what sort of existence a human being is, and what exactly the "self" is, that person has been liberated forever.”
“A hero without faults is like an omelet without little bits of eggshell in it.”
“As Realtors, you live and breathe the American dream.”
“One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My stepfather fell sick, and it meant I had to support the family.”

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