"The impulse of the journalist is to be novel, yet to relate his curiosities to the urgencies of the moment; the philosopher seeks what he conceives to be true, regardless of the moment."

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Source : Daniel Bell (1965). “The End of Ideology: On the Exhaustion of Political Ideas”

Daniel Bell

#Curiosity Quotes #Philosopher Quotes #Moments Quotes

“I prefer to take actors and put them in real settings and real locations and real situations rather than create artificial locations that serve the characters. It's just much easier when you are walking down the street with your actors to do that in a real street that's still open with people on it, rather than to close it off and bring in extras.”

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com
“As a rule, there is no surer way to the dislike of men than to behave well where they have behaved badly.”

Source : Lew Wallace (2016). “Ben-Hur (Illustrated): Historical Novel - A Tale of the Christ”, p.225, e-artnow
“No one knows enough to worry.”
“The religion of the short poem, in every age and in every literature, has a single commandment: Less is always more. The short poem rejects preamble and summary. It's about all and everything, the metaphysics of a few words surrounded by much silence. â€¦The short poem is a match flaring up in a dark universe.”
“Slap some keys on her and we'll have a piano.”
“Taking fear seriously is not easy. A lot of people's response to fear is "Don't worry so much, it's crazy." But some things absolutely deserve our fear, and climate change is first among them.”
“I remember your name perfectly, but I just can't think of your face.”
“I wondered if a blessing is still a blessing if it lasts for only a little while.”

Source : Bette Greene (2000). “Summer of my German soldier”

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