quotes about Woodpeckers

“The best match in the world will not light a candle unless the wick be first suitably prepared.”

Source : Algernon Blackwood (2015). “The Wolves of God: Blackwood Collections”, p.146, 谷月社

“My first undertaking in the way of scientific experiment was in the field of economics and psychology.”

Source : Simon Newcomb (1903). “The reminiscences of an astronomer”, Harper and Brothers

“Lukic saved with his foot, which is all part of the goalkeeper's arm.”

“So mothers have God's license to be missed.”

“Theory and knowledge remain suspect, not because of inherent worthlessness, but because of their historic isolation from action. Without theoretical orientation, however, action is vulnerable to oversimplified and glib imitativeness-even mimicry-and to the use of the gimmick.”

Source : Erving Polster, Miriam Polster (1973). “Gestalt therapy integrated: contours of theory and practice”

“According to the prevailing mythology, to be younger is to be better; therefore, we should expect to find young people in the majority of those who reflect high well-being... In fact, the one finding that registered more consistently and emphatically than any other in the course of my research was this: Older is better.”

“Complexity is your enemy. Any fool can make something complicated. It is hard to keep things simple.”

“Imperfections are attractive when their owners are happy with them.”

Source : Augusten Burroughs (2012). “This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.”, p.27, Macmillan

“I 'ad a toy when I was little,' said Suzy. She frowned for a moment, then added, 'Can't remember what it was. It moved and made me laugh...”

“I am a small-town girl.”