"the seat of the greatest patriotic loyalties is in the stomach. Long after giving up all attachment to the land of his birth, the naturalized American citizen holds fast to the food of his parents."

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Source : Vicki Baum (1964). “It was all quite different: the memoirs of Vicki Baum”

Vicki Baum

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“There was a stage inside it and a crank on the outside that would rotate something, like a tiny tree carved of cork, onto the stage, and then the thousands of little mirrors would multiply that one tree so that the viewer would see an infinite forest instead.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“What our species needs, above all else, is a generally accepted ethical system that is compatible with the scientific knowledge we now possess.”

Source : Derek Freeman (2001). “Dilthey's Dream: Essays on Human Nature and Culture”
“We all need each other.”
“In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.”
“God will finish what He authors, but He is not obligated to finish what He has not authored.”
“I think people should be consumers of journalism.”
“Science by itself has no moral dimension. But it does seek to establish truth. And upon this truth morality can be built.”

Source : "Two Sex Researchers on the Firing Line" by William H. Masters in LIFE, June 24, 1966.
“If you're looking for can-do, earthy-crunchy attitude then you've got to go to Wisconsin.”

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