"Having one's eyes opened doesn't make one grateful."

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Source : Greg Bear (2014). “Eon”, p.131, Open Road Media

Greg Bear

#Grateful Quotes #Eye Quotes

“Realism is death to me. I cannot stand life as it is.”
“You don't stop running because you get old, you get old because you stop running.”

Source : Christopher McDougall (2010). “Born to Run: The hidden tribe, the ultra-runners, and the greatest race the world has never seen”, p.240, Profile Books
“Two nations between whom there is no intercourse and no sympathy; who are as ignorant of each other's habits, thoughts, and feelings, as if they were dwellers in different zones, or inhabitants of different planets. The rich and the poor.”
“Current education policy is not in the interests of women. An injustice is being perpetrated.”
“If a woman decides she likes me, it would behoove her to take into consideration that my art has had a strong influence on the type of person I am.”

Source : "Wesley Snipes: The Wisdom of Wesley". Interview with Lawrence Grobel, movieline.com. August 1, 1998.
“If you have enough fantasies, you're ready, in the event that something happens.”

Source : Sheila Ballantyne (1983). “Norma Jean, the termite queen”, Viking Pr
“I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that Gandhi is advocating.”
“I try to work and enjoy life, and that's about all.”

Source : Interview with Sean O'Neal, music.avclub.com. December 12, 2006.

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