"Change is the sum of the universe, and what is of nature ought not to be feared. But one gives it hostages, and lays one's grief upon the gods. Sokrates is free, and would have taught me freedom. But I have yoked the immortal horse that draws the chariot with a horse of earth; and when the one falls, both are entangled in the traces."

-- Mary Renault

#Horse Quotes #Fall Quotes #Grief Quotes

“Yeah, like, when I look back on my life, I just remember back what happened in '74, or something. It seems like only the real good stuff comes to mind. I don't think of all the tragedies and all the funerals. That just doesn't come to mind at all. I guess I'm really blessed that way.”
“We don't know what we think until we see what we say.”

Source : Clifford Geertz (1973). “The Interpretation of Cultures: Selected Essays”, p.77, Basic Books
“Some things don't need to be cut back. They need to be cut off.”
“Just concentrate on the performers. Make sure you get the performers, and that's it. That's all we need to do." And I was thinking, "Well what if you do both? Of course the performance is important, the writing is really important. But what if you could have the perfect marriage of making it look really slick as well?" I think that's kind of what I tried to develop as a style, and Spaced was the first TV show I did where all the elements came together.”

Source : "Nick Frost, Simon Pegg, and Edgar Wright of Hot Fuzz". Interview with Keith Phipps, film.avclub.com. April 18, 2007.
“There is no victory at bargain basement prices.”
“Music does not excite until it is performed.”
“I'm probably a little too uninhibited.”

Source : "Ben Barnes Talks KILLING BONO and THE SEVENTH SON". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 1, 2011.
“Life doesn't give you all the practice races you need.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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