Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten. – Andre Breton
Desperation is a necessary ingredient to learning anything, or creating anything. Period. If you aint desperate at some point, you aint interesting. – Jim Carrey
After learning the language and culture of the Chinese people, these Jesuits began to establish contacts with the young intellectuals of the country. – Hu Shih