"In sum, thought and reflection have been rendered thoroughly pointless by the circumstances in which modern men and women live and act."

-- Jacques Ellul

#Reflection Quotes #Men Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Maybe the memory does play tricks. Increasingly, I'm thinking, 'What was their name? I knew that name yesterday.' I think that's what happens. At some point, I'll forget that I ever worked with Peter Cook, I suppose, and Alan Bennett and Jonathan Miller.”

Source : Interview with Giles Smith, www.independent.co.uk. October 14, 1995.
“But Germany will always suffer, I fear, from the intensely dramatic character of the crimes of the Third Reich.”
“All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another's presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best”

Source : O. Henry (1953). “The complete works of O. Henry [pseud.]”
“The only difference now, for what it's worth, is that I know that these things don't matter. I know that I don't have to know anything, and I know that I don't have to fell frightened of not knowing-I just have to be here”
“I am anxious that the world should be inclined to look to painters for information about painting.”

Source : John Constable (2015). “Delphi Collected Works of John Constable (Illustrated)”, p.584, Delphi Classics
“A word is no light matter. Words have with truth been called fossil poetry, each, that is, a symbol of a creative thought.”
“Republicans absolutely support equal pay for equal work.”

Source : "Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers & Donna Edwards Discuss Mitt Romney". Interview with John King, www.realclearpolitics.com. May 14, 2012.
“If you are not the lead dog, your scenery never changes.”

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