"The charm of fame is so great that we like every object to which it is attached, even death."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Reputation Quotes #Fame Quotes #Charm Quotes

“Getting up at 6 A.M. to run is something that keeps you on the straight and narrow.”
“A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.”
“I like to talk about the idea of "design without design," where... we're creating the conditions for the things that we want to see happen rather than trying to force a particular set of outcomes.”

Source : "Author Toby Hemenway believes permaculture could move us beyond 'sustainability'". Interview with Heather Shayne Blakeslee, www.gridphilly.com. October 1, 2015.
“Tyranny and anarchy are alike incompatible with freedom, security, and the enjoyment of opportunity.”

Source : Jeane J. Kirkpatrick (1988). “Political and moral dimensions”, p.86, Transaction Publishers
“If we knew a person was going to die, we'd hold harder to the memories." Fire corrected him, in a whisper. "The good memories.”
“Ready to be humiliated, Wanda?" Wes taunted. "You may have taken the planet, but you're losing this game.”
“One of the biggest things I've done is learn how to love myself, flaws and all. Even the things I don't like about myself, I accept. People have made fun of me and made me self-conscious about talking so softly, for example, but I accept that as who I am and I'm not changing it for anybody. I'm at peace with who I am now, and once you've achieved that, all the other stuff disappears.”
“If you are going to remake a film, you may as well remake a classic.”

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