"On the whole, however, the critic is far less of a professional faultfinder than is sometimes imagined. He is first of all a virtue-finder, a singer of praise. He is not concerned with getting rid of dross except in so far as it hides the gold. In other words, the destructive side of criticism is purely a subsidiary affair. None of the best critics have been men of destructive minds. They are like gardeners whose business is more with the flowers than with the weeds."

-- Robert Wilson Lynd

#Weed Quotes #Flower Quotes #Men Quotes

“People shouldn't find out how trashy I am.”
“The greater the hold of government upon the life of the individual citizen, the greater the risk of war.”

Source : John Hospers (1971). “Libertarianism: a political philosophy for tomorrow”
“It takes so long to write a script, thinking to yourself, "Am I wasting my time? Am I putting everything into this thing that maybe just won't ever exist?" I always think, God, acting is so much easier. At least for acting you have the source material already.”
“No, I never ever considered myself attractive.”
“I do the things I like to do. It's sort of a bigger version of having more than one hobby.”
“I wouldn't want to go back to my 20s; they were pretty angst-laden times.”

Source : "Classic interview: Miranda Richardson". Interview With James Saynor, www.theguardian.com. August 29, 2009.
“My biggest hero when I was a kid was Will Smith. I used to watch 'Fresh Prince,' and I was a huge fan of his albums. I bought all of his albums when I was a kid. Now, he is the biggest movie star in the world.”
“Christian freedom does not mean being free to do as we like; it means being free to do as we ought.”

Source : William Barclay (1961). “The Letters of James and Peter”, p.240, Westminster John Knox Press

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