"Every age has its peculiar folly: Some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the force of imitation."

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Source : "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds". Book by Charles Mackay, 1841.

Charles Mackay

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“I have lots of heroes: anyone and everyone who does whatever they can to leave the natural world better than they found it.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 4, 2018
“I've worked with some absolutely wonderful directors who bring out the best in me and I know I can trust, and then I've had the opposite experience, too. I've had both experiences, and obviously one is good and one is not good. When they're great, it's good. When they're not great, it's not so great.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“The minute I start to talk about acting, I realize that I can't. You know, it's an abstract thing, a little bit mysterious even if you do it for a living.”
“The less a tourist knows, the fewer mistakes he need make, for he will not expect himself to explain ignorance.”
“If there will be a serious Palestinian prime minister who makes a 100 percent effort to end terrorism, then we can have peace. Each side has to take steps. If terror continues, there will not be an independent Palestinian state. Israel will not accept it, if terror continues.”
“God creates out of nothing. Therefore, until a man is nothing, God can make nothing out of him.”
“One great cause of failure of young men in business is the lack of concentration.”

Source : "How to win fortune: and The Gospel of Wealth".
“You will begin to see your life as an opportunity to share the special gift you alone can bestow upon the world.”

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