"A speech from Ernest Bevin on a major occasion had all the horrific fascination of a public execution. If the mind was left immune, eyes and ears and emotions were riveted."

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Source : 'Aneurin Bevan' (1962) vol. 1, ch. 13

Michael Foot

#Eye Quotes #Mind Quotes #Ears Quotes

“Humor requires perspective. Perspective requires focus. Focus requires balance. Balance requires attention to the present moment. In the 'now' one is freed from labels. Success and failure, good luck and badâ€”they're all constructs of your mind.”
“The universe does not make sense without God.”
“What a different world it was when I first sailed for Europe in 1930, with my mother, sister, and brother to spend six months abroad.”
“Be fully awake if you want to dream”
“Compassion brings us to a stop, and for a moment we rise above ourselves.”
“I had read the Animal House script, and by hook and crook, I finally got an audition. It was a great one. John Landis followed me out into the hallway afterward and said, "I've never done this before, but you've got the job. Now don't tell anyone!" I've never had a director do that. It was one of those Hollywood-dream-come-true stories. They saw me as a surfer or cowboy, not a preppie, but someone begged and borrowed me an audition, and I went in and got it.”

Source : Source: film.avclub.com
“I was two years old when my mom put me in mommy and me classes. I always had a lot of energy so it was the perfect fit!”
“Prayer for worldly goods is worse than fruitless, but prayer for strength of soul is that passion of the soul which catches the gift it seeks.”

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