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“I work on two levels. I occupy my conscious mind with things to do, lines to draw, movements to organize, rhythms to invent. In fact, I keep myself occupied. But that allows other things to happen which I'm not controlling... the more I exercise my conscious mind, the more open the other things may find that they can come through.”

Mind May Two Facts Happens Lines Levels Movement Exercise Draws Conscious Rhythm Things To Do Organize Conscious Mind

Author:Bridget Riley

“Only to two or three persons in all the world are the reminiscences of a man's early youth interesting: to the parent who nursed him; to the fond wife or child mayhap afterwards who loves him; to himself always and supremely--whatever may be his actual prosperity or ill fortune, his present age, illness, difficulties, renown, or disappointments--the dawn of his life still shines brightly for him, the early griefs and delights and attachments remain with him ever faithful and dear.”

“Love seems to survive life, and to reach beyond it. I think we take it with us past the grave. Do we not still give it to those who have left us? May we not hope that they feel it for us, and that we shall leave it here in one or two fond bosoms, when we also are gone?”

Thinking Love Giving Feels May Stills Two Seems Past Left Gone Graves One Love Bosoms

Book:The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

Source: The Virginians: A Tale of the Last Century

“Management and union may be likened to that serpent of the fables who on one body had two heads that fighting each other with poisoned fangs, killed themselves.”

May Two Body Fighting Management Unions Fables Fangs Serpent Fighting Each Other Two Heads

Book:The New Society: The Anatomy of Industrial Order

Source: The New Society: The Anatomy of Industrial Order

“Two people may be at the same spot in manners and behaviour, and yet one may be getting better, and the other worse, which is the greatest of differences that could possibly exist between them.”

People May Two Differences Spots Manners Get Better Behaviour

Book:The Princess and Curdie

Source: The Princess and Curdie

“When I came back from Munich, it was September, and I was Professor of Mathematics at the Eindhoven University of Technology. Later I learned that I had been the Department's third choice, after two numerical analysts had turned the invitation down; the decision to invite me had not been an easy one, on the one hand because I had not really studied mathematics, and on the other hand because of my sandals, my beard and my "arrogance" (whatever that may be).”

May Two Hands Choices Easy Decision Technology Thirds Mathematics University Arrogance Department Professors Invites September Invitations Beard Analysts Sandals Munich

Author:Edsger Dijkstra

“It is likely that America will be more important during the next century or two, but after that it may well be the turn of China.”

Wells May Two Important America Turns Next Century China

Book:The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

Source: The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell

“When I'm writing for a book, it's much more reflective process. I have certain things that may not translate well to the stage, but, when they're on the page, people can really get into them. My first two books were aiming to be funnier, but the third was more about deep exploration. Things about being a parent and growing older that I thought would be perfect for a book.”

People Writing Firsts Wells May Two Book Would Be Certain Process Parent Perfect Growing Stage Pages Thirds Exploration Translate Growing Old Being A Parent Growing Older

Author:Paul Reiser

“We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own life.”

May Two Risk Capable Killing Bottles Scorpions

Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer

“The Bucket List is a movie about two old codgers who are nothing like people, both suffering from cancer that is nothing like cancer, and setting off on adventures that are nothing like possible. I urgently advise hospitals: Do not make the DVD available to your patients; there may be an outbreak of bedpans thrown at TV screens.”

People May Two Suffering Adventure Tvs Patient Cancer Available Screens Lists Setting Settings Thrown Hospitals Advise Buckets Dvds Bucket List Outbreaks

Book:Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2011

Source: Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2011

“Pearl Harbor is a two-hour movie squeezed into three hours, about how on December 7, 1941, the Japanese staged a surprise attack on an American love triangle. Its centerpiece is 40 minutes of redundant special effects, surrounded by a love story of stunning banality. The film has been directed without grace, vision, or originality, and although you may walk out quoting lines of dialog, it will not be because you admire them.”

“Two equally steep and bold paths may lead to the same peak. To act as if death did not exist, or to act thinking every minute of death, is perhaps the same thing.”

Ifs Thinking May Two Path Minutes Steep

Book:Zorba the Greek

Source: Zorba the Greek