"I am not myself; I am the potential of myself."

-- Anna Deavere Smith

#Curiosity Quotes

“I find Cambridge an asylum, in every sense of the word.”

Source : "Housman 1897-1936". Book by Grant Richards, p. 100, 1942.
“I'm growing up in Detroit, Michigan, both of my parents were gun owners, and that they taught us how to safely and carefully utilize them, because we had businesses, and they showed us out of a sense of protection. But that was something that was used to never use a gun unless you intend - never play with a gun unless you use it to intend - intend to use it. But it was for protection only.”

Source : Source: www.truth-out.org
“What is the problem? We now have aeroplanes which can take them back quicker than the ships used by their ancestors.”
“Scream was great for what it was. For a horror film, it was intelligent, it was funny, it took a laugh at itself.”
“The Gospel of the army is cunning, as of all other human activities. The wisdom of the snake under the meekness of the sheep is what wins out. The first Commandment is--never let them get anything on you-- The second: Graft--get privileges others haven't got--worm yourself into confidence The Third--seem neat and prosperous--as if you had money in the bank”
“The denial of any distinction between foreseen and intended consequences, as far as responsibility is concerned, was not made by Sidgwick in developing any one 'method of ethics'; he made this important move on behalf of everybody and just on its own account; and I think it plausible to suggest that this move on the part of Sidgwick explains the difference between old-fashioned Utilitarianism and the consequentialism, as I name it, which marks him and every English academic moral philosopher since him.”

Source : G.E.M. Anscombe (2011). “Human Life, Action and Ethics: Essays by G.E.M. Anscombe”, p.190, Andrews UK Limited
“What is commonly called a pest is nature's way of bringing back into balance an imbalance that man has created.”
“Choosing my favorite moment in journalism would be like picking a favorite among my children. I can't pick one favorite.”

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