"It is a fearful mistake to believe that because our wishes are not accomplished they can do no harm."

-- Gertrude the Great

#Mistake Quotes #Believe Quotes #Wish Quotes

“Be neither too remote nor too familiar.”
“I, on the other hand, still might not be considered a proper adult. I had been very grown-up in primary school. But as I continued through secondary school, I in fact became less grown-up. And then as the years passed, I turned into quite a childlike person. I suppose I just wasn't able to ally myself with time.”
“When you head on out to the Moon, in very short order, and you get a chance to look back at the Earth, that horizon slowly curves around in upon himself, and all of sudden you're looking at something that is very strange, but yet is very, very familiar, because you're beginning to see the Earth evolve.”

Source : "In the Shadow of the Moon", www.imdb.com. 2007.
“These figures emphasize how soft people's commitment to God is. Americans are willing to expend some energy in religious activities such as attending church and reading the Bible, and they are willing to throw some money in the offering basket, but when it comes time to truly establishing their priorities and making a tangible commitment to knowing and loving God, most people stop short.”
“Why does life carry some people on the crest of the wave while others drown beneath the water?”
“We should not use crippled children to sell hamburgers. Ever.”
“In all my years of performing, no audience member has ever actually assaulted me. I consider this to be the singular triumph of my performing career.”
“I've tried to stay true, in my own fashion, to the ideas of The Sex Pistols, even while I was working with bands like Duran Duran or the Stones, whoever it might be. The thing that was attractive to me personally about videos in the beginning was that it was uncharted territory, and in a sense the record companies didn't know what they were doing.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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