"When I was twelve, the passage from silent film to the talkies had an impact on me-I still watch silent films. I don't think that there is any such thing as an old film; you don't say, 'I read an old book by Flaubert,' or 'I saw an old play by Moliere.'"

-- Alain Resnais

#Book Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Impact Quotes

“Neither great nor good things were ever attained without loss and hardships. Those that would reap and not labour, must faint with the wind, and perish in disappointments; but an hair of my head shall not fall, without the providence of my Father that is over all.”
“The food stamp program is the largest piece of the Farm Bill, it's a massive amount of money, but not only has it been good for families that need it, but it's been fantastic for local economies.”

Source : Source: nyc.brightestyoungthings.com
“When the fighters are in the ring, they want to dictate the pace. I want to dominate, so I want to impose to the other fighter my actions.”
“The more we try to fix the security situation, the more we will drive these people, particularly the Pashtun, into implacable opposition. And whether the military solution is more bombing from Predators or from F-16s or more special forces on the ground, you know, attacking villages and inadvertently killing lots of civilians, it doesn't matter. As long as security comes first, the mission will fail because these people are sick and tired of a government that's oppressing them and a foreigner who's killing them.”
“It was not that the jagged precipices were lofty, that the encircling woods were the dimmest shade, or that the waters were profoundly deep; but that over all, rocks, wood, and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its inmost depths.”

Source : Thomas Cole (1980). “The collected essays and prose sketches”
“I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in a cause that will some day lose.”
“Especially in times of collective neurosis, the existence of . . . mature people is of crucial importance.”

Source : Marie-Louise Von Franz (1999). “Archetypal Dimensions of the Psyche”, p.234, Shambhala Publications
“The issue isn't just jobs. Even slaves had jobs. The issue is wages.”

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