"I had gradually come, by this time [1839-01], to see that the Old Testament from its manifestly false history of the world, with the Tower of Babel, the rainbow as a sign, etc., etc. and from its attributing to God the feelings of a revengeful tyrant, was no more to be trusted than the sacred books of the Hindoos, or the beliefs of any barbarian."

-- Charles Darwin

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“One day Time will die And love will bury it”
“There's no such thing as an actor giving positive criticism to a director. The minute you say 'Don't you think it would look nicer', that director's going to hate your guts. Particularly if it's a good idea.”
“Future is about creating value. If we have tools to empower each other, more possibility is reality.”
“I think most of the art now is involved with a denial of any kind of absolute morality, or general morality.”

Source : "Oral history interview with Donald Judd" by Bruce Hooton, www.aaa.si.edu. February 3, 1965.
“Distrust and caution are the parents of security.”
“You've got to involve yourself in doing something for other people all the time. I know that sounds sentimental, but you see, ordinary people are the most generous people on Earth without question. And what I think we should do is constantly try to give as much of ourselves as we can to each other - that's the secret of happiness for all of us.”
“All the women that are first born daughters in my family are named Mary, but we've all been given nicknames. I don't know how or why that started, but I'm nicknamed after my great-grandmother, who was Mamie. No one ever calls me Mary, except only if my husband is very serious about something.”

Source : "Emily Owens, M.D. Star Mamie Gummer Reveals Her Mom's (Meryl Streep!) Movies That Make Her Laugh, Cry, and Watch Again and Again". Interview with Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. October 16, 2012.
“If my team isn't motivated, it's my fault. I can't consider myself the best of the best until my team is able to get out of the first round.”

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