"Self-knowledge is a dangerous thing, tending to make man shallow or insane."

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Source : Karl Shapiro (1964). “the Bourgeois Poet”

Karl Shapiro

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Insane Quotes

“[Pope Francis] has done this not through angry speeches, but through the powerful symbols and examples of embracing a badly deformed man, welcoming refugees to the Vatican, strolling through a shanty town in Rome, visiting a home for the elderly, washing the feet of prisoners on Holy Thursday, and going to a hospital for newborns.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“When a man tells you that he knows the exact truth about anything you are safe in inferring that he is an inexact man.”
“Nothing the European mind ever devised was meant to do anything but to facilitate the European's control over the world.”
“It is worth noting that virtually every alternative energy source we have - solar, wind, nuclear, and battery and fuel cell technologies for storage - resulted from public innovation and R&D, not private. The problem is that we haven't done enough of it, and we have done it inconsistently.”
“I eat foods such as fish, chicken, fruit and vegetables while avoiding red meat, dairy and wheat.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I'm probably the only person who goes to work and says 'Wow, it's really nice here and sweet,' even in the competitive movie business.”
“This is a nasty, rotten business.”

Source : "Column: Boring? Not These Airline Execs" by Rick Seaney, abcnews.go.com. October 5, 2012.
“We are confronted by the appearance of social institutions unintentionally created, vital for the welfare of society, which are not the result of reasoned planning”

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