"That vision of a common culture is now simply a remote wistfulness."

-- Dennis Potter

#Vision Quotes #Culture Quotes #Common Quotes

“I have to be involved. Whether it's me writing by myself or with other people, I definitely want to have my hand in the creative process. That's part of why I got into music in the first place.”
“We lean on Faith; and some less wise have cried, "Behold the butterfly, the see that's cast!" Vain hopes that fall like flowers before the blast! What man can look on Death unterrified?”
“We loved that form of music. We're all huge rap fans, so we just incorporated it.”

Source : Interview With Jeff Jetton, brightestyoungthings.com. December 27, 2010.
“A man is first reverent about himself, and self-respect is the first stage in reverence for all things.”

Source : Otto Weininger (1906). “Sex & Character”, p.127, Рипол Классик
“That community is already in the process of dissolution where each man begins to eye his neighbor as a possible enemy, where non-conformity with the accepted creed, political as well as religious, is a mark of disaffection; where denunciation, without specification or backing, takes the place of evidence; where orthodoxy chokes freedom of dissent; where faith in the eventual supremacy of reason has become so timid that we dare not enter our convictions in the open lists, to win or lose.”

Source : "A Plea for the Open Mind and Free Discussion" (speech), Albany, N.Y., 24 Oct. 1952
“Somebody asked me what do you regret. I said, well I was offered the role of Maverick in 'Top Gun' and I turned it down”
“I had always dreamed of winning Wimbledon and when it happened it was very stressful. It was more of a relief!”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I'm lucky because I have a job I love. I really miss being away from home, being in my own bed, seeing my animals and siblings, having my moms cookies. I have a couple cats. I got a kitten about a year ago and now Im going on the road so I wont see him for a while. I feel bad.”

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