Ground Orchid Quotes & Sayings

But what is chance? What is genius?
The words chance and genius do not denote any really existing thing and therefore cannot be defined. Those words only denote a certain stage of understanding of phenomena. I do not know why a certain event occurs; I think that I cannot know it; so I do not try to know it and I talk about chance. I see a force producing effects beyond the scope of ordinary human agencies; I do not understand why this occurs and I talk of genius.
To a heard of rams, that ram the herdsman dries each evening into a special enclosure to feed, and that becomes twice as fat as the others, must seem to be a genius. — Leo Tolstoy

He was born victor, as some are born vanquished. — Charlotte Bronte

When I look back, I'm glad I grew up in a small town. There, it's just you, your family and whatever you make of it. — Champ Bailey

Knowledge helps man see possibilities where he once saw problems. — Serena Stone

In fact, to go through life without knowing how to fold is a huge loss. — Marie Kondo

Of all the songs that I've written since I was 15 or 16, every song is different every song is special, it happens in a different way and I like that. — Neil Diamond