"Such platitudes as "If you believe it, it will happen," "If you give 100%, you get 100%," "Good things happen to good people" people utter when we don't know what else to say. There's comfort in platitudes, and every so often they're accurate, but mainly they're hollow words. It's a sign of how little we're able to directly address the world around us. The language of the times reveals our avoidance."

-- Said Sayrafiezadeh

#Believe Quotes #Giving Quotes #People Quotes

“The style of studied nonchalance is the psychological triumph of grace over order.”

Source : "True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear". Book by G. Bruce Boyer, September 08, 2015.
“He who knows things, and in fighting puts his knowledge into practice, will win his battles. He who knows them not, nor practices them, will surely be defeated.”
“Nothing is wasted in the sea; every particle of material is used over and over again, first by one creature, then by another. And when in spring the waters are deeply stirred, the warm bottom water brings to the surface a rich supply of minerals, ready for use by new forms of life.”
“To stay at my best, I have to stop talking during the preceding day.”
“I really worked to try and be creative enough on the guitar parts so those who aren't real educated would know that there was some difficulty in doing it”
“I liked working in advertising, but don't believe my taste in art, such as it is, was entirely formed by TV commercials. And I don't feel especially conflicted enjoying a Mantegna one day, a Carl Andre the next day and a brash student work the next.”
“A good movie is three good scenes and no bad scenes.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“Human beings aren't supposed to be controlled and told what to do.”

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