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Myth does not want to be interpreted in cosmological terms but in anthropological terms or, better, in existentialist terms.

Rudolf Karl Bultmann, Schubert Miles Ogden (1985). “New Testament and mythology and other basic writings”

Hard work leads to low returns. Insight and doing what we want lead to high returns.

Richard Koch (2011). “The 80/20 Principle: The Secret to Achieving More with Less”, p.153, Crown Business

Nobody else took what I was doing seriously, so nobody would want to work with me. I was thought to be a bit eccentric and maybe cranky.

" Father of 'the God particle' Peter Higgs says fame is a bit of a nuisance" by Peter Higgs, www.theguardian.com. February 17, 2014.

You can't have public health without a public health system. We just don't want to be part of a mindless competition for resources. We want to build back capacity in the system.

"Q&A: Dr. Paul Farmer and Ophelia Dahl on recovery efforts in Haiti". Interview with Molly Hennessy-Fiske, latimesblogs.latimes.com. January 29, 2011.

Your vision of where or who you want to be is the greatest asset you have. Without having a goal it’s difficult to score.

"It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want To Be". Book by Paul Arden, www.huffingtonpost.com. 2003.

Whatever you possess today is enough to create anything else you will ever want in your future.

Mike Murdock (2012). “1 Minute Businesswoman's Devotional”, p.99, Wisdom International Inc

I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.

Miep Gies (2012). “Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

He is exactly the poem I wanted to write.

Mary Oliver (2005). “New and Selected Poems, Volume Two”, Beacon Press (MA)