"All biologic phenomena act to adjust: there are no biologic actions other than adjustments. Adjustment is another name for Equilibrium. Equilibrium is the Universal, or that which has nothing external to derange it."

-- Charles Fort

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“Of the mental hazards, being scared is the worst. When you get scared, you get tense.”
“It was about bringing integrity to everything I would do, no matter how small or large the part was. With every audition, I would bring that integrity, so if I didn't get the part it didn't matter to me, because I did the best job I could possibly do. I always walked away feeling like I accomplished something real, no matter what.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodchicago.com
“Libertarianism is the simple morality we learned as children: Donâ€™t strike first, donâ€™t steal or cheat, keep your promises. If you inadvertently fail to live up to these standards, make it up to the person youâ€™ve harmed. If someone harms you, you may defend yourself as needed to stop the aggressor and obtain reparations. This simple morality works group-to-group just as it works one-to-one to bring about a peaceful and prosperous world.”
“I'm a sucker for a woman with beautiful eyes.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water.”

Source : Jeffrey Eugenides (2003). “Middlesex”, p.388, A&C Black
“A man attains greatness by his merits, not simply by occupying an exalted seat. Can we call a crow an eagle (garuda) simply because he sits on the top of a tall building.”
“Ressentiment is always to some degree a determinant of the romantic type of mind. At least this is so when the romantic nostalgia for some past era (Hellas, the Middle Ages, etc.) is not primarily based on the values of that period, but on the wish to escape from the present. Then all praise of the â€œpastâ€ has the implied purpose of downgrading present-day reality.”

Source : Max Scheler, Harold J. Bershady (1992). “On Feeling, Knowing, and Valuing: Selected Writings”, p.132, University of Chicago Press
“To keep your character intact you cannot stoop to filthy acts. It makes it easier to stoop the next time.”

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