"What the historian Elie Kedourie called "the Chatham House Version" - that toxic amalgam of smugness, moral relativism, and cherished feelings of guilt about the achievements of Western civilization - everywhere nurtured the catechism of established opinion."

-- Roger Kimball

#Civilization Quotes #House Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home.”
“If people think I'm a laid-back guy, that's their mistake.”
“I do a lot of garbage.”
“for many people, loneliness was an experience of time. 'Not knowing what to do with yourself' was the way it was usually put.”

Source : Louise Bernikow (1986). “Alone in America: the search for companionship”, Harpercollins
“Perhaps the universe is a memory of our mistakes.”
“I was busy with my family, my budding career as a TV writer, my antipathy for the Los Angeles Lakers, and my general reluctance to engage in anything that might force me to leave my comfort zone. But sometimes ideas won't let you go. For me, educating girls was like that.”
“The trick is to enjoy life. Don't wish away your days waiting for better ones ahead.”
“Living in L.A., everyone likes to mold you and change you. I don't care about fame, I don't care about being a celebrity. I know that's part of the job, but I don't feed into anyone's idea of who I should be.”

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