"Die gefÃ¤hrlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derer, die die Welt nie angeschaut haben. (The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world)"

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Alexander von Humboldt

#World Quotes #Dangerous Quotes #Worldview Quotes

“Great art must be a living thing, or it is not art at all.”

Source : Bill Reid (2012). “Solitary Raven: The Selected Writings of Bill Reid”, p.111, D & M Publishers
“I just always considered myself to be different and able to explore whatever I wanted.”
“My childhood had its challenges, like everyone's. It imbued me with certain things and took away others. It made me very determined.”
“I donâ€™t think itâ€™s that controversial. Iâ€™m really in favor of legalizing marijuana. I thought people would be more offended by [this series] than they are. Iâ€™m surprised they werenâ€™t.”
“I let it go. It's like swimming against the current. It exhausts you. After a while, whoever you are, you just have to let go, and the river brings you home.”
“Pleasures, riches, honor and joy are sure to have care, disgrace, adversity and affliction in their train. There is no pleasure without pain, no joy without sorrow. O the folly of expecting lasting felicity in a vale of tears, or a paradise in a ruined world.”
“I think my expectations for myself are much more severe and much more direct. You can't work on a film for six years without being your own toughest critic. So you can't really be distracted by the expectations based on your previous performance.”
“The ability to write compelling emails may be the single most useful talent an organizer can possess.”

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