"We see the world through the lens of all our experiences; that is a fundamental part of the human condition."

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Source : "Gingrich and Limbaugh: Poor Privileged White Men Grappling with Sotomayor" by Madeleine M. Kunin, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2009.

Madeleine M. Kunin

#Lenses Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes #World Quotes

“Love knows no virtue, no profit; it loves and forgives and suffers everything, because it must. It is not our judgment that leads us; it is neither the advantages nor the faults which we discover, that make us abandon ourselves, or that repel us. It is a sweet, soft, enigmatic power that drives us on. We cease to think, to feel, to will; we let ourselves be carried away by it, and ask not whither?”

Source : Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (2015). “Venus in Furs”, p.75, Cosimo Classics
“I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.”
“May you see the world with wonder. And may you imagine only good things.”
“I never learned the rules in the first place. To change the game is at the heart of what Virgin stands for, so the company culture has always been: "Don't sweat it: rules were meant to be broken."”
“Maybe it's just a humanising thing to realise that a ton of people in bands that make really exciting music, are just big nerds. And you know, maybe the Internet's done a lot in just exposing that long-held secret.”
“... even though it was beautiful and comfortable, and even though it was the world, it was also a little bit boring. No, wait. Maybe boring isnâ€™t the right word. Whatâ€™s the word Iâ€™m wanting here? Lonely. Thatâ€™s it. It was a little bit lonely.”

Source : Catherine Ryan Hyde (2010). “Second Hand Heart”, p.172, Random House
“The rewards of art are not always commensurate with its quality. It affords a precarious living.”
“Contentment is not escape from the battle, but rather an abiding peace and confidence in the midst of the battle.”

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