"Music makes me forget myself, my true condition, it carries me off into another state of being, one that isn't my own"

-- Leo Tolstoy

#Forget Quotes #States Quotes

“We should treat computers as fancy telephones, whose purpose is to connect people.... As long as we remember that we ourselves are the source of our value, our creativity, our sense of reality, then all of our work with computers will be worthwhile and beautiful.”
“As I've often said, you can shop online and find whatever you're looking for, but bookstores are where you find what you weren't looking for.”

Source : "Economist Paul Krugman Is a Hard-Core Science Fiction Fan". Wired Interview, www.wired.com. May 30, 2012.
“I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.”
“No habit has any real hold on you other than the hold you have on it.”
“It is sobering to recall that though the Japanese relocation program, carried through at such incalculable cost in misery and tragedy, was justified on the ground that the Japanese were potentially disloyal, the record does not disclose a single case of Japanese disloyalty or sabotage during the whole warâ€¦”
“I didn't know you had a girlfriend, Griggs." Anson Choi feigns surprise. "What's her name?" "I didn't actually catch her name," Griggs continues. "Lily," Raffaela says over her shoulder and this time I give her a sideways look. "Great to know that I'm in love with a girl with a cool name." "It's Taylor's middle name," Raffaela calls back again.”
“It is important not to show too many inches at once.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com
“I think comedy has to come from a real place. It has to come from an honest place.”

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