"Even at the time, I realised this couldn't be right, that this interpretation didn't fit with the rest of the lyrics. But that wasn't an issue with me. The song was about what I said, and I used to listen to it again and again, on my own, whenever I got the chance."

-- Kazuo Ishiguro

#Song Quotes #Issues Quotes #Chance Quotes

“Tell me your past, my beloved, for a man is his past, and is to be known by it.”

Source : James Stephens (2015). “Irish Fairy Tales”, p.8, Booklassic
“My dear, life rarely gives us what we want at the moment we consider appropriate. Adventures do occur, but not punctually.”

Source : "Fictional character: Mrs. Moore". "A Passage to India", www.imdb.com. 1984.
“We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. The third is freedom from want. The fourth is freedom from fear.”
“And my dad's answer would be usually something to the affect of, A, it came out better than he imagined, but also, he said, "No, it would be impossible for me to imagine the way it will come out." He said, "Yes, I story-boarded it, I had a plan, but then I work with an army of great artists and I want all of them to create inside that creation."”
“Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?”
“Make ethical choices in what we buy, do, and watch. In a consumer-driven society our individual choices, used collectively for the good of animals and nature, can change the world faster than laws.”

Source : Marc Bekoff (2007). “Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect”, p.171, Shambhala Publications
“The biggest problem is our lack of "response-ability." That's what happens when money rather than love is the bottom line. People act like idiots.”
“Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based on argument and evidence then it is the former which must take precedence over the latter.”

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