"Montaigne [puts] not self-satisfied understanding but a consciousness astonished at itself at the core of human existence."

-- Maurice Merleau-Ponty

#Self Quotes #Understanding Quotes #Consciousness Quotes

“You have the massive world that was created by Marvel, and then you have these very intimate actors around you. There was as much character work on this as there would be on a little independent film. So, I felt very fortunate in that sense.”
“You don't doubt that the lobby supporting the enactment of same sex-marriage laws in different states is politically powerful, do you?... As far as I can tell, political figures are falling over themselves to endorse your side of the case.”
“Straight ahead you can't go very far.”
“The goal is to normalize trade relations based on sound science and consumer protection.”

Source : "Exclusive: USDA Secretary Mike Johanns". Interview with Sam Gazdziak, www.provisioneronline.com. June 1, 2005.
“Every renaissance comes to the world with a cry, the cry of the human spirit to be free.”
“A man who correctly guesses a woman`s age may be smart, but he's not very bright.”
“We all have a lot of people inside us, yet we get to live only one life. Fiction lets us slip into someone elseâ€™s skin, so to speak. Thatâ€™s why we read novels, and also why we write themâ€“to experience more life.”

Source : "MysteryPeople Q&A with Steven Saylor". Interview with Scott Butki, mysterypeople.wordpress.com. March 31, 2014.
“However I dress it up, I was a spy and I am not proud of it.”

Source : Christine Keeler, Douglas Thompson (2012). “Secrets and Lies: Now Profumo is Dead, I Can Finally Reveal the Truth About the Most Shocking Scandal in British Politic”, p.18, John Blake Publishing

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