“The more improbable the situation and the greater the demands made on [the climber], the more sweetly the blood flows later in release from all that tension. The possibility of danger serves merely to sharpen his awareness and control. And perhaps this is the rationale of all risky sports: You deliberately raise the ante of effort and concentration in order, as it were, to clear your mind of trivialities.”
― Into Thin Air
― Into Thin Air
“- A trecut de 21 de ani, Rosie. O sa fie doctor. Lasa-l sa-si foloseasca stetoscopul sa-si asculte propria inima.”
― Doctors
― Doctors
“I don't think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it's nice. It really is.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“It's okay, girl, we'll make it till the sun goes down forever. And until then what you got to lose but the losing? We're fallen angels who didn't believe that nothing means nothing.”
― Book of Blues
― Book of Blues
“K-12 teachers. Many work in classrooms for as many as thirty-five hours a week; on top of that they must assign, read, and comment on homework, prepare and grade exams, and develop next week’s lesson plans.”
― Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
― Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
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