“A beginning is the time for taking the most delicate care that the balances are correct.”
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American writer 1920–1986Related quotes

“Now begin in the middle, and later learn the beginning; the end will take care of itself.”

Kobos, Andrzej (2012). Po drogach uczonych. 5. Polska Akademia Umiejętności. pp. 317–335. ISBN 978-83-7676-127-5.
The Pleasures of Love
Context: I am constantly astonished by the people, otherwise intelligent, who think that anything so complex and delicate as a marriage can be left to take care of itself. One sees them fussing about all sorts of lesser concerns, apparently unaware that side by side with them — often in the same bed — a human creature is perishing from lack of affection, of emotional malnutrition.
Source: As quoted in Women Know Everything!: 3,241 Quips, Quotes, & Brilliant Remarks (2007) by Karen Weekes, p. 173
Source: From a "Race of Masters" to a "Master Race": 1948 to 1848

“While you make pretty speeches
I'm being cut to shreds
You feed me to the lions
A delicate balance”
"Like Spinning Plates"
Lyrics, Amnesiac (2001)

“Those who pray take care of the most important of all.”

Source: Glow-in-the-dark sharks and other stunning sea creatures https://www.ted.com/talks/david_gruber_glow_in_the_dark_sharks_and_other_stunning_sea_creatures (October 2015)