"I mistrust the judgment of every man in a case in which his own wished are concerned"

-- Duke of Wellington

#Clever Quotes #Men Quotes #Cases Quotes

“O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation. Rest in peace, for we are awake, and we will always stay awake.”

Source : Opening speech during the 2500th anniversary of Cyrus' founding of the Persian Empire, October 12, 1971.
“Playwriting isn't a calling so much as it is a hazing process.”
“I'd like to work with David Lynch again.”
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”
“I had seen Orange Is The New Black show on Netflix and the first thing that came to my mind was, "Why am I not on this show? It's just irritating me right now." So I made some phone calls and told them, "I want to be on your show." And they found a spot for me.”
“Naturalism is a methodological rather than a metaphysical view. It's because I am a naturalist, actually, that I am sceptical about physicalism.”
“Tell the truth, but make the truth fascinating.”
“An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them.”

Source : Der Teil und das Ganze ("The Part and the Whole," 1969) ch. 17 (translated by A. J. Pomerans in 1971 as Physics and Beyond)

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