"He is mad about being small when you were big, but no, that's not it, he is mad about being helpless when you were powerful, but no, not that either, he is mad about being contingent when you were necessary, not quite it... he is insane because when he loved you, you didn't notice."

-- Donald Barthelme

#Powerful Quotes #Mad Quotes #Insane Quotes

“Those people who are uncomfortable in themselves are disagreeable to others.”
“In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skills. But that is much less true today. Increased international competition has forced American manufacturers to reduce costs. As a result, the pay premium for low-skilled workers in manufacturing is smaller than it once was.”
“Performance is always oriented towards a spectator, towards an imagined audience and I was thinking who is their imagined audience?”

Source : "Filmmaker Interview". "POV", www.pbs.org. October 6, 2014.
“Doctor Who was a big part of my childhood so it was a great honour to be in it.”
“Too often, we just ask for help instead of really giving thanks for the many things that we've had and are so helpful to us that we did nothing to deserve, so we should give thanks each and every day and pray for guidance in helping us along the proper path.”
“It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason. And maybe I've gotten it backward, maybe it's just because I need a reason that I find myself falling in love with her. But I don't think that's it. I think I would have continued along, oblivious, if I hadn't happened to meet her.”
“History is the short trudge from Adam to atom.”
“Goaltending beats top notch scoring anytime!”

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