"There is something breathtaking about the basic laws of crystals. They are in no sense a discovery of the human mind; they just "are" - they exist quite independently of us. The most that man can do is become aware, in a moment of clarity, that they are there, and take cognizance of them."

-- M. C. Escher

#Men Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Law Quotes

“We're each alone inside our heads, some more so than others.”

Source : Jonathan Maberry (2012). “Tales of the Rot & Ruin: Rot & Ruin; Dust & Decay; Dead & Gone, a Rot & Ruin story; Flesh & Bone”, p.493, Simon and Schuster
“It was the short men that caused all the trouble in the world.”
“Everything that is happening at this moment is a result of the choices you've made in the past.”
“Whereas, according to the declaration of that true man of the world Talleyrand, the use of language is to conceal the thoughts; this is to declare in the present instance, when I say I am not able to bear much talking, it means really, and without any mistake, or equivocation, or oblique meaning, or implication, or subterfuge, or omission, that I am not able; being at present rather weak in the head, and able to work no more.”
“[On Watermelon Man:] ... it is impossible to look at this film without its giving you a share in its insane bad taste, which is rather companionable of it ...”

Source : Penelope Gilliatt (1990). “To wit: skin and bones of comedy”, Scribner
“I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Donâ€™t knock on any random door like a beggar. Reach your long hand out to another door, beyond where you go on the street, the street where everyone says, "How are you?" and no one says How arenâ€™t you?”
“The success occurs in a place outside of me, and doesn't touch me on an intimate level. I live in my own skin, I have not changed greatly, I remain the same woman.”

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