"People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind."

-- Bianca Jagger

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“Most people think they are searching for truth when they are really searching for love”
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.”
“Most people, even among those who know Shakespeare well and come into real contact with his mind, are inclined to isolate and exaggerate some one aspect of the tragic fact.”
“I want to strip my work of 'effects' until it stands monolithic, based on reality and yet transcending it. It must flow naturally from my materials, from the way of the chisel and the way of the block... It is the ultimate ideal.”

Source : Shikō Munakata (1991). “The Woodblock and the Artist: The Life and Work of Shiko Munakata”
“My mental faculties remained in suspended animation while I obeyed the orders of the higher-ups. This is typical with everyone in the military.”
“You know, I've carried a weapon for 10 years, never shot anybody, never robbed anybody. It has saved my life twice, but I know they're not toys. I practice with firearms, I enjoy shooting, it's a hobby of mine and I have a healthy respect for them.”
“I honestly just love being in my studio working on music. That's all the inspiration I need. And I don't write with an end result in mind, I just write for the simple love of writing.”
“For some of us love comes into the room, kicks her shoes off, ï¬nds the most comfortable sofa, and lies down, rests, has no intention of going anywhere. For others love walks in smoking a cigarette, checking her watch every two seconds, jittery, with one hand on the doorknob, heart rate up, always in sprinterâ€™s position, ready to run.”

Source : Eric Jerome Dickey (2006). “Genevieve”, p.94, Penguin

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