"We don't like to think of ourselves as subject to the forces of the world, we like to think of ourselves as exerting that force."

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Source : Source: app.longform.org

Ian Bogost

#Thinking Quotes #World Quotes #Force Quotes

“For the sake of the Gospel, it was worth itâ€¦ All you have to do is look at any society where there is no Jesus. Iâ€™ll give you four: Nazis, no Jesus. Look at their record. Uh, Shintos? They started this thing in Pearl Harbor. Any Jesus among them? None. Communists? None. Islamists? Zero. Thatâ€™s eighty years of ideologies that have popped up where no Jesus was allowed among those four groups. Just look at the records as far as murder goes among those four groups.”
“We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail.”
“He was taking 30 seconds to book a player. He was needing a rest. It was ridiculous.”
“It's not about mainstream global domination. I make clothes that I can't find. I made a few pieces and Lupe Fiasco bought a pair of trousers I'd made, and a few other artists picked some up.”
“With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.”

Source : "Aaron Ashmore Exclusive Interview WAREHOUSE 13". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 6, 2011.
“Most original viewers of the Mickey Mouse Club didn't face the crush of family and social problems children have today.”
“I didn't want to get into acting just to play bystanders. I feel a bystander enough in my own life. And I do think that theatre can contribute to a certain analysis and commentary on our own world.”
“When we look at the situation in the EU, we need to honestly admit that it desperately needs to develop further, that we need to strengthen it when it comes to the bigger questions - and allow member nations to make more decisions about the smaller questions themselves.”

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