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“turning a goal into an action and, inevitably, into a success.”
― Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted
― Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted
“Right next door to the bear gardens on the south bank of the Thames in the last years of Elizabeth's reign sat the main theatres of the day. Permanent theatres were brand sparking new, the very first not appearing until 1576. Throughout the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I, theatre had been a mobile activity, and a largely amateur one.”
― How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
― How To Be a Tudor: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Tudor Life
“sealing the pores were undertaken, famously with a horse. The poor animal was carefully varnished all over with several layers of shellac (the same solution that is used to varnish furniture) to ensure a complete seal, and died within hours. It was assumed that it had asphyxiated, thus ‘proving’ that the skin played an important role in respiration as well as perspiration.”
― How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life
― How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life
“Talent falls under the category of something that no one has any control over.”
― Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted
― Evolution: The Cutting Edge Guide to Breaking Down Mental Walls and Building the Body You've Always Wanted
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