"Man, by his very nature, tends to give himself an explanation of the world into which he is born. And this is what distinguishes him from the other species. Every individual, even the least intelligent, the lowest of outcasts, from childhood on gives himself some explanation of the world. And with it he manages to live. And without it, he would sink into madness."

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Source : Elsa Morante (1977). “History: A Novel”, Knopf

Elsa Morante

#Intelligent Quotes #Men Quotes #Giving Quotes

“The British rockers saved me. They brought me to a different generation altogether [in the 60th]. The Who and The Yardbirds and Georgie Fame and Van Morrison and all those people. The only person who ever did my songs in [ U.S] country was Bonnie Raitt.”
“And in my own life, in my own small way, I've tried to give back to this country that has given me so much. That's why I left a job at a law firm for a career in public service, working to empower young people to volunteer in their communities. Because I believe that each of us - no matter what our age or background or walk of life - each of us has something to contribute to the life of this nation.”
“Exclusion is never the way forward on our shared paths to freedom and justice.”
“It's a tough game, and you never want to take that aspect out of the game.”
“Redken is a brand I've been using since I was a kid, my grandmother introduced it to me, my mother used it, so obviously I was very aware of the brand, so when I heard we were going to meet and potentially do something in the future, I was very excited.”

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“When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.”
“I just rocked the eye chart, So if you can't see it, now you know it by heart.”
“Black love is black wealth”

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