“That’s kind of a leap, but the Russian judge gave you a nine point five for style, so OK.”

— Rachel Caine, book Glass Houses

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Source: Glass Houses

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American writer 1962

Tom Holt book Flying Dutch

Flying Dutch (1991)

“He [Jean] still felt surges of generosity, and gave in to them if they didn’t cramp his style. That was it. He could be kind if kindness caused him no problems.”

Gabrielle Roy book The Tin Flute

Source: The Tin Flute (1945), P. 206

“Denmark. OK, here's the time when you point to an entirely homogeneous population 1/60th the size of America's and you point to that as the blueprint.”

Steven Crowder (1987) American actor

“Remember that the style of music that is popular right now might not be popular by the time you have learned to master that music style. So always stay true to yourself and the kind of music you enjoy listening to and working on.”

Jesper Kyd (1972) musician

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“What is needed is a noticeable unnoticeable style,… a directness of speech that seems to one judging easily imitable, to one trying it nothing less so.”

J. V. Cunningham (1911–1985) American writer

The Problem of Style, Fawcett, New York 1966
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“Know what is the purpose of life that you are inclined to serve, that you are drawn to. Do what makes your heart leap rather than simply follow some style or fashion. Not everyone can or should be a scientists. Not everyone can or should be any one thing. People need to know what kind of purpose they can serve.”

Jonas Salk (1914–1995) Inventor of polio vaccine

Academy of Achievement interview (1991)

“"A Case I Won – But I Would Prefer To Have Lost”. Criticizing his own win, Nariman said “I don’t see what is so special about the first five judges of the Supreme Court. They are only the first five in seniority of appointment – not necessarily in superiority of wisdom or competence. I see no reason why all the judges in the highest court should not be consulted when a proposal is made for appointment of a high court judge (or an eminent advocate) to be a judge of the Supreme Court. I would suggest that the closed-circuit network of five judges should be disbanded.”

Fali Sam Nariman (1929) Indian politician

When he appeared in the Second Judges Case in the the Supreme Court Nariman which he won.
Fali S. Nariman, ‘Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography

“The style of kindness has changed.”

Louise Burfitt-Dons (1953) Activist, writer, blogger

Speech to World Kindness Movement (November 2007)

“science can only take you so far and then you have to leap”

Yann Martel book Life of Pi

Source: Life of Pi

“But perhaps they were thrown off by my playing style, which was intuitive-and perhaps a little influenced by Vodka. I ran away with the match early. The result was overwhelmingly in my favour: four wins, five draws and only one loss –an annihilation. The Russians were stunned. I was pretty surprised myself.”

Viswanathan Anand (1969) Indian chess player

On his match against Alexey Dreev held at Chennai in 1991. page=291.
Reimagining India: Unlocking the Potential of Asia’s Next Superpower

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