#lit

It makes little difference how many university courses or degrees a person may own. If he cannot use words to move an idea from one point to another, his education is incomplete. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#another #cannot #courses #degrees #difference

If something comes to life in others because of you, then you have made an approach to immortality. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#because #comes #immortality #life #made

The key is taking responsibility and initiative, deciding what your life is about and prioritizing your life around the most important things. ↗

— Stephen Covey

#around #deciding #important #important things #initiative

I think women look for that quality in a man of being a good dad whether they're immediately wanting to be a parent or not. ↗

— Emily VanCamp

#dad #good #i #i think #immediately

O solitude, where are the charms That sages have seen in thy face? Better dwell in the midst of alarms, Than reign in this horrible place. ↗

— William Cowper

#charms #dwell #face #horrible #midst

Existence is a strange bargain. Life owes us little; we owe it everything. The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose. ↗

— William Cowper

#comes #everything #existence #happiness #life

Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's reflected in his writings. ↗

— Alex Cox

#english #english language #greatest #his #language

Ah, there's a director. Astonishing, Spike Lee. A feisty guy, but a guy who's, I think, incredibly misunderstood. I think people review his politics or his color as opposed to his filmmaking sometimes. Because he's a wonderful, wonderful filmmaker and a lover of the art. ↗

— Brian Cox

#art #astonishing #because #color #director

Sometimes some of these little side excursions are useful and I manage to fit them in the book somewhere. ↗

— Jack Vance

#excursions #fit #i #little #manage

The space shuttle has been a fantastic vehicle. It is unlike any other thing that we've ever built. Its capabilities have carried several hundred people into space. ↗

— Robert Crippen

#been #built #capabilities #carried #ever