"The isness of things is well worth studying; but it is their whyness that makes life worth living."

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Source : "On Aggression". Book by Konrad Lorenz, 1963.

William Beebe

#Study Quotes #Life Worth Living Quotes #Wells Quotes

“I've always had this idea that I wanted movies to make people better not worse.”
“As a reader I loathe introductions...Introductions inhibit pleasure, they kill the joy of anticipation, they frustrate curiosity.”
“Look at the Afghans, during the time of the Soviet invasion. They were among the poorest Muslims in the world, yet they were sustained by their faith in God, and God alone.”
“My first big break was with the Ted Fio Rito band. Fio Rito had a bunch of record hits in the 1930s and did a lot of radio work back then. When he came to my home town in early 1942, I sat in with the band. Ted liked me and offered me a job.”
“Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I'm trying to do.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If Franz Kafka were alive today he'd be writing about customer service.”

Source : Jonathan Alter (2008). “Between the Lines: A View Inside American Politics, People, and Culture”
“George Jones was a big, huge name in our household. George Jones-he is considered country, but in every genre he is known. Everybody knows George Jones. But George has such a unique voice. And he made such timeless songs, like "Color of the Blues", just real hard-core country stuff.”
“safety and love are both illusions!”

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