"The crimes of extreme civilization are probably worse than those of extreme barbarism, because of their refinement, the corruption they presuppose, and their superior degree of intellectuality."

-- Jules Amedee Barbey d'Aurevilly

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“That's another reason I did Daredevil: I didn't get killed off in it.”
“The name Cleopatra wakens the world to life.”

Source : Carmen Boullosa (2007). “Cleopatra Dismounts: A Novel”, p.12, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“When I first came out, like a lot of the artists at that time, I had a very polished, very overproduced sound.”
“What is man's ultimate direction in life? It is to look for love, truth, virtue, and beauty.”

Source : Dr. Shinichi Suzuki, Waltraud Suzuki (1983). “Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education”, p.5, Alfred Music
“The fish in the creek said nothing. Fish never do. Few people know what fish think about injustice, or anything else.”
“Thomas More: ...And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned around on you--where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country's planted thick with laws from coast to coast--man's laws, not God's--and if you cut them down...d'you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake.”

Source : A Man for All Seasons act 1 (1960)
“In a healthy nation there is a kind of dramatic balance between the will of the people and the government, which prevents its degeneration into tyranny.”
“People ask for this life, but they don't really understand what comes with it. People just see the outside and that looks good - big houses, cars, girls, but you never see how the person is feeling deep down inside. Me personally, being a man, I'm going to feel better displaying all of this and pouring my heart out on each record.”

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