"Most of us will get turned on at night by the very same things that we will demonstrate against during the day - the erotic mind is not very politically correct."

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Source : "The secret to desire in a long-term relationship". TED Talk, www.ted.com. February 2013.

Esther Perel

#Motivation Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Night Quotes

“The only thing I wanted to accomplish was to finally get recognized by the music industry. If you know the awards, answer me this question: Do you see an award for soul music? No. They have R&B, funk, hip-hop and all sorts of contemporary things.”
“Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one.”
“First they use technology to poison the planet, then they develop it further to escape from the planet they have poisoned.”
“Photography is a very forgiving medium. Anybody that can afford film and a camera can make pictures.”
“The lessons of September 11 are that if we allow law enforcement to do their work free of political interference, if we give them adequate resources and modern technologies, we can protect our citizens without intruding on our liberties.”
“The idea of freedom can never be disassociated from real Prussia. The real Prussian spirit means a synthesis between restraint and freedom, between voluntary subordination and conscientious leadership, between pride in oneself and consideration for others, between rigor and compassion. Unless a balance is kept between these qualities, the Prussian spirit is in danger of degenerating into soulless routine and narrow-minded dogmatism.”

Source : "Withstanding Hitler" by Michael Balfour, (p. 130), 1988.
“I haven't the slightest idea what art is, but to be a painter is something of which you have to prove.”
“To hear complaints is wearisome alike to the wretched and the happy.”

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