Source: The Dervish House (2010), Ch. 6, §8 (p. 223)
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“Time’s a river, Locke, and we’ve always drifted farther down it than we think.”
Interlude “Up the River” section 2 (p. 392)
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2006)
“The truth is that the past exists no more than the future, even though it feels as though it does.”
Terry Eagleton
(1943) British writer, academic and educator
Source: 2010s, Why Marx Was Right (2011), Chapter 4, p. 70
Anne-Thérèse de Marguenat de Courcelles, marquise de Lambert
(1647–1733) writer from France
Source: A Mother's Advice to Her Son, 1726, p. 139
“I have spent more than half a lifetime trying to express the tragic moment.”
Marcel Marceau
(1923–2007) French mime and actor
The Guardian (London, 11 August 1988)
“I enjoyed working at RKO more than at MGM. At RKO the parts were better!”
Laraine Day
(1920–2007) American actress
Classic Images Magazine, "Talking With Laraine Day", May 31, 1996.
“Better too much spade work than too little! This work saves blood.”
Erwin Rommel
(1891–1944) German field marshal of World War II
Lieber zuviel als zu wenig Spatengebrauch! Diese Arbeit spart Blut.
Source: Infanterie greift an (1937), p. 28.
(Cambridge: 2002), Book 9, Chapter 1, p. 24
On the Trinity (417)
“Success or failure in business is caused more by mental attitude even than by mental capacity.”
Walter Dill Scott
(1869–1955) President of Northwestern university and psychologist
Source: Increasing Human Efficiency in Business, 1911, p. 134
“At all times pseudoprofound aphorisms have been more popular than rigorous arguments.”
Mario Bunge
(1919) Argentine philosopher and physicist
Evaluating Philosophies (2012), p. xiv.
2010s
“Better to have beasts that let themselves be killed than men who run away.”
Act 11, sc. 2
The Devil and the Good Lord (1951)
“Let's give them something to talk about, other than H A I R!”
Sanjaya Malakar
(1989) American reality television personality
Singing his farewell American Idol performance, ad-libbed in place of "how about love". http://niralimagazine.com/2007/04/he-may-be-gone-but-sanjaya-is-still-our-papaya
“Call me a queer. I'd rather hit than make love, money, or friends.”
Jack Tatum
(1948–2010) All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, safety, College Footbal…
Final Confessions of NFL Assassin Jack Tatum by Jack Tatum with Bill Kushner
"It could have happened to anybody," said Tatum about the Darryl Stingly hit. "People are always saying, 'He didn't apologize.' I don't think I did anything wrong that I need to apologize for. It was a clean hit."
Michael Szenberg
(1934) American economist
7.Paul Samuelson is Politically Savvy.
Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson (2006)
Source: The Age of Innocence (1920), Ch. 31
Source: The Pirates of Zan (1959), Chapter 9
“He was guided by what he saw rather than by what he wanted to believe.”
Source: A Fire Upon the Deep (1992), Chapter 11 (p. 109).
“If your team is going to win, you need to play better than the other quarterback.”
Peyton Manning
(1976) American football quarterback
ESPN The Magazine, September 2001 http://espn.go.com/talent/danpatrick/s/2001/0822/1242493.html
“We are all immigrants to this land. It's just that some of us came earlier than others.”
Romeo LeBlanc
(1927–2009) Canadian politician
Source: installation speech February 8, 1995