"She believed, and was entitled to believe, I must say, that all human beings were evil by nature, whether tormentors or victims, or idle standers-by. They could only create meaningless tragedies, she said, since they weren't nearly intelligent enough to accomplish all the good they were meant to do."

-- Kurt Vonnegut

#Believe Quotes #Intelligent Quotes #Evil Quotes

“Time is the shower of Danae; each drop is golden.”
“Lord, spit on our eyes that we may see, how to wake up from this tragedy.”
“Running for office is important, and you don't really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able to articulate what it is you believe. You don't need a certain background. You don't need to be a lawyer. You don't need to have some professional degree.”

Source : "All Hope is Local: Quit Whining and Run for Office" by Allison Kilkenny, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 2, 2008.
“The same word we love and hate, leaves in different directions, taking different paths.”
“To will nothing, then, is ..looking ..for that infinite virtuosity that always enters into the game and always runs off”

Source : Maurice Blondel, Oliva Blanchette (2004). “Action (1893): essay on a critique of life and a science of practice”, Univ of Notre Dame Pr
“I had been told by so many people that I was going to be nominated, that I should be nominated, that there wasn't any question about my being nominated. I don't think it was a surprise.”
“Freedom is for everyone, whatever lifestyle they choose, as long as it's peaceful and honest”
“If I can't find a theme, I can't make a film anyone else will feel. I can't laugh at intellectual humor. I'm just corny enough to like to have a story hit me over the heart...”

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