"Like 'Twin Peaks,' '24,' 'Mad Men,' and 'The Sopranos' before it, 'Downton Abbey' enriches the iconography and collective lore of pop culture. It replenishes the stream."

-- James Wolcott

#Men Quotes #Mad Quotes #Iconography Quotes

“Get punctual, bring energy and creativity to your work, and stay with a project until it's completed (and then double-check the results). These habits will make you indispensable.”
“Religion is but a desperate attempt to find an escape from the truly dreadful situation in which we find ourselves. Here we are in this wholly fantastic universe with scarcely a clue as to whether our existence has any real significance. No wonder then that many people feel the need for some belief that gives them a sense of security, and no wonder that they become very angry with people like me who say that this is illusory.”
“Never plant without a bucket of compost at your side.”
“No matter which way we go, it is no better than any other. It is all the same whether you achieve something or not, have faith or not, just as it is all the same whether you cry or remain silent.”
“I grew up in a little cul-de-sac in the suburbs and went to public school. I went to Costco on the weekends.”

Source : "Rooney Mara: Playing with Fire". Interview with Jonathan Van Meter, www.vogue.com. October 17, 2011.
“Bohm's interpretation of quantum physics indicated that at the subquantum level, the level in which the quantum potential operated, location ceased to exist. All points in space became equal to all other points in space, and it was meaningless to speak of anything as being separate from anything else. Physicists call this property 'nonlocality.'”
“It takes leadership to improve safety.”
“But if you knew you might not be able to see it again tomorrow, everything would suddenly become special and precious, wouldnâ€™t it?”

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