"I am kind of a sucker for democracy, so I do think that what kinds of citizens we have in our societies are more foundational than what kinds of governments we have, and that the responsibility for self-government is ultimately with us. But we also have learned through a couple thousand years of democracy that democracies are only as good as people's capacity to reflect on those questions."

-- Sheila Jasanoff

#Couple Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Don't be afraid to make a mistake, your readers might like it.”
“You know frankly, going to war without France is like going deer hunting without an accordion. You just leave a lot of useless noisy baggage behind.”
“A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him.”
“Because there is something in the touch of flesh with flesh which abrogates, cuts sharp and straight across the devious intricate channels of decorous ordering, which enemies as well as lovers know because it makes them both:---touch and touch of that which is the citadel of the central I-Am's private own: not spirit, soul; the liquorish and ungirdled mind is anyone's to take in any any darkened hallway of this earthly tenement. But let flesh touch with flesh, and watch the fall of all the eggshell shibboleth of caste and color too.â€¨”
“After 20 years in the game, I was fortunate to get away from the game and enjoy my family, which was great for me.”
“If you do not know what you feel, then it is difficult to choose love; it is better to fall. Then you do not have to be responsible for your actions.”
“I always say that love is like the meat in a pie,â€ Freddy put in. â€œThe crust is what people seeâ€”the practical things that hold a couple together. But love is the important partâ€”without it youâ€™ve got a meatless pie, and whatâ€™s the point of that?â€ â€œWhy, Freddy,â€ Minerva said, â€œthat was almost profound.”
“Talent without craft is like fuel without an engine, it burns wildly but accomplishes nothing.”

Source : Robert McKee (2010). “Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting”, p.28, Harper Collins

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