Yann Martel Quotes

All living things contain a measure of madness that moves them in strange, sometimes inexplicable ways. This madness can be saving; it is part and parcel of the ability to adapt. Without it, no species would survive.

Yann Martel

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I'm a very good thinker, but I sometimes grab the wrong word. I say something I didn't think through adequately. I mean, I don't type my speeches, then sit up there and read them off the teleprompter, you know. I wing it.

Ted Turner
- Up
- Good
- Know
I know it starts at home, but all families are not staying together.

Zach Wamp
- Home
- Together
- Know
I'm a light sleeper. I've never been one of those people who can put their head down and suddenly everything disappears. Nighttime is the time I get most scared, anxious or worried. In those darker moments before waking or sleeping is when I feel most, I don't know, I can turn on myself, and my imagination can take me dark places.

Florence Welch Florence and the Machine
- People
- Time
- Light
With the monstrous weapons man already has, humanity is in danger of being trapped in this world by its moral adolescents.

Omar N. Bradley
- World
- Man
- Humanity
Education is a way of empowering people; it opens up so many doors and is fundamental to everybody. And teachers are not often appreciated in the way that they should be.

Camila Alves
- People
- Up
- Education
I think the tennis is only a game. You can lose. You can win. After that? In life, there are much more important things than tennis.

Rafael Nadal
- Life
- Important
- Game