"It's good to be young, but let's not kid ourselves/ It's better to pass on through those years and come out the other side/ With our hearts still beating/ Having stared down demons/ Come back breathing"

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Source : "God bless youthful bastard bravery". Interview with Ben Kopel, logger.believermag.com. October 23, 2013.

John Darnielle

#Heart Quotes #Kids Quotes #Years Quotes

“Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.”
“The lack of facts holds you back. The odds are stacked against a weak mind.”

Source : Song: Get The Picture
“I'm not particularly a career-oriented guy. I'm lucky. I can make really interesting films much of the time with interesting people yet be anonymous, have a private life. But, I'd like to have the choice of the better roles.”
“The only good thing that we owe to Plato and Aristotle is that they brought forward many arguments which we can use against the heretics. Yet they and other philosophers are now in hell.”
“Yes, there is plenty of hard work for them in addition to that which they do when they appear, smiling and happy, when the curtain goes up. Giving a performance is the least of their worries.”
“I almost never watch TV, except for '60 Minutes' and pro football. I love Drew Brees, the Manning brothers and the Steelers' linebackers.”
“Eugenic goals are most likely to be attained under another name than eugenics.”
“What men have seen they know. . . .”

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