"Poetry being an attempt to express, not the common sense, - as the avoirdupois of the hero, or his structure in feet and inches, - but the beauty and soul in his aspect . . . runs into fable, personifies every fact. . . ."

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Marsilio Ficino

#Beauty Quotes #Running Quotes #Hero Quotes

“Fire opens the gates of victory.”

Source : "Field Marshal Kutuzov: A short biography". Book by Mikhail Bragin, 1944.
“Computer science is to biology what calculus is to physics. It's the natural mathematical technique that best maps the character of the subject.”
“The beautiful in life... Some talk of it in poetry, Some grow it from the soil, Some build it in a steeple, Some show it through their toil. Some breathe it into music, Some mold it into art, Some shape it into bread loaves... Some hold it in their hearts.”
“The procrastinator dreads beginning, the workaholic, ending.”
“I, myself, deeply regret what happened between me and President Clinton. Let me say it again: I. Myself. Deeply. Regret. What. Happened.”

Source : "Exclusive: Monica Lewinsky writes about her affair with the president Clinton". www.vanityfair.com. May 6, 2014.
“Sure, the comedians who swear or use scatological humor can get laughs, but they're uncomfortable laughs.”
“And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb.”
“Most people will solve the problems they know how to solve. Roughly speaking they will solve B+ problems instead of A+ problems. A+ problems are high impact problems for your company but they're difficult problems.”

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