"I believe that we face incredible obstacles in our attempts to see the world. Everything in our nature tries to deny the world around us; to refabricate it in our own image; to reinvent it for our own benefit. And so, it becomes something of a challenge, a task, to recover (or at least attempt to recover) the real world despite all the impediments to that end."

-- Errol Morris

#Real Quotes #Believe Quotes #Challenges Quotes

“I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.”
“I haven't much time to be fond of anything ... but when I have a moment's fondness to bestow, most times ... the roses get it. I began my life among them in my father's nursery garden, and I shall end my life among them, if I can. Yes. One of these days (please God) I shall retire from catching thieves, and try my hand at growing roses.”

Source : "The Moonstone".
“I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended.”
“The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your successes-any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your mistakes.”
“Give a man a noble cause and he would fight to the death for what he believed in,but get the woman he loves to leave him and his once honourable principles would cease to be quite so important.”

Source : Mike Gayle (2002). “My Legendary Girlfriend”, p.113, Broadway Books
“One trick, known as the journey method or 'memory palace,' is to conjure up a familiar space in the mind's eye, and then populate it with images of whatever it is you want to remember.”
“What is important is family, friends, giving back to your community and finding meaning in life.”

Source : FaceBook post by Adrian Grenier from Jan 06, 2013
“A man away from home need feel no shame. Let's go out there and shame ourselves like crazy.”

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