"I work in celestial mechanics, but I am not interested in getting to the moon."

-- Marston Morse

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“Israel is a wonderful country. It's a beautiful country. It is ours. But it is a country with 10,000 problems that we have to solve and deal.”

Source : "Transcript: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon". "Your World with Neil Cavuto", www.foxnews.com. September 19, 2005.
“I believe that writing is derivative. I think good writing comes from good reading.”
“I wouldn't call it ["Wild Bill Hickok"] an urban legend, but I guess I'd call it a rural legend that the cowboy was always soft-spoken, mild-spoken, well-mannered.”

Source : "Keith Carradine on Deadwood, Fargo, and Madonna". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. July 20, 2016.
“(...) contemporary art has become a kind of alternative religion for atheists. (...) For many art world insiders and art aficionados of other kinds, concept-driven art is a kind of existencial channel through which they bring meaning to their lives. It demands leaps of faith, but it rewards the believer with a sense of consequence. Moreover, just as churches and other ritualistic meeting places serve a social function, so art events generate a sense of community around shared interests”
“If you're not at peace with yourself, you can't be at peace with anyone else.”

Source : Twitter post from Jan 16, 2013
“Growing up, the most important thing, after taking care of your family and getting a decent job of work, was having a laugh. That was the point to life.”
“There is a haphazard sort of doing good, which is nothing but temperamental pleasure-seeking.”
“Prayer needs neither learning, wisdom or book knowledge to begin it. It needs nothing but heart and will.”

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