"Since the same human mire remains beneath, does not all civilization reduce itself to the superiority of smelling nice and living well?"

-- Emile Zola

#Nice Quotes #Civilization Quotes #Doe Quotes

“We all have many more abilities and internal resources than we know. My advice is that you don't need to break your neck to find out about them.”
“I preferred that my bad dreams be vague.”
“I still like to keep all the love songs for the Grobanites, I like to make sure that they know those are just for them.”
“It takes something to get married: nerve, hope, a strong desire to make a certain statement - and it takes something to stay married: more hope, determination, a sense of humor, and needs that are best met by being in a pair.”
“My job is to confront apathy and confront all the forces that tend to batter each of us down with all kind of oppression, even self-oppression. I consider that the main job of the art that I do- to rattle the cage, wake people up, wake myself up, confront all that would conspire to keep us down.”
“I'm awkward around girls.”
“Being able to tell one from start to finish, and making that puzzle come together at the end. That's the art for me.”
“There are some decision-makers in the world whose version of sanity is a little different from what I consider the right one.”

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