"I believe profoundly in the importance of museums; I would go as far as to say that you can judge a society by the quality of its museums."

-- Richard Fortey

#Believe Quotes #Museums Quotes #Judging Quotes

“My goal is to be at the top of my game every night.”
“For thirty years most interface design, and most comptuer design, has been headed down the path of the "dramatic" machine. Its highest idea is to make a computer so exciting, so wonderful, so interesting, that we never want to be without it. A less-traveled path I call the "invisible"; its highest idea is to make a computer so imbedded, so fitting, so natural, that we use it without even thinking about it.”
“When you meditate the glory of the Divine shines forth. You realize then that all along there was something tremendous within you and you did not know it.”
“Maybe young women don't wonder whether they can have it all any longer, but in case any of you are wondering, of course you can have it all. It will be a little messy, but embrace the mess. It will be complicated, but rejoice in the complications. It will not be anything like what you think it will be like, but surprises are good for you. And don't be frightened: you can always change your mind. I know: I've had four careers and three husbands.”

Source : Nora Ephron (2014). “The Most of Nora Ephron”, p.82, Random House
“I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night.”
“I think we have to be more proactive in the people we invite to come and speak in school.”
“The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit.”
“The technique of winning is so shoddy, the terms of winning are so ignoble, the tenure of winning is so brief; and the specter of the has-been-a shameful rather than a pitiable sight today-brings a sudden chill even to our sunlit moments.”

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