"In a sense, my grandmother was living in the Iron Age. There was no system of writing among the nomads. Metal artifacts were rare and precious.... The first time she saw a white person my grandmother was in her thirties: she thought this person's skin had burned off."

-- Ayaan Hirsi Ali

#Writing Quotes #Grandmother Quotes #Iron Quotes

“There are in fact four very significant stumbling blocks in the way of grasping the truth, which hinder every man however learned, and scarcely allow anyone to win a clear title to wisdom, namely, the example of weak and unworthy authority, longstanding custom, the feeling of the ignorant crowd, and the hiding of our own ignorance while making a display of our apparent knowledge.”

Source : "Teaching the pursuit of science". Book by John H. Woodburn and Ellsworth Scott Obourn, p. 70, 1965.
“I believe in not over thinking things too much. When the right thing comes along, you really donâ€™t have a choice.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“George has only got to ring me. His imagination is so wonderful, I'd do any character he might create.”
“90% trust peers on social networks (even strangers); only 15-18% trust brands.”
“Islam does give human dignity, certainly. The point I wanted to make is that it is great foolishness to try to impose our notions of democracy. They have their own traditions.”
“There's always down time when you're an actor, especially a character actor.”

Source : "It's ALMOST, MAINE for John Cariani!!!". Interview with TJ Fitzgerald, www.broadwayworld.com. January 4, 2006.
“Everybody always wants to meet musicians. You can go to any random bar around the world and be like, "I'm a musician," and they'll have something to say to you. It's kind of this weird passport where you can go around and as soon as you say you're a musician, you're welcome.”
“Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.”

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