"Some of us learned in a school of philosophy which taught that all was for the common good and nothing for oneself and have never, in any case, regarded the pursuit of happiness as anything other than an aberration of the human spirit."

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Source : John Grierson, Ian Lockerbie, John Grierson Archive (1990). “Eyes of democracy”, Grierson Archive

John Grierson

#Philosophy Quotes #School Quotes #Pursuit Of Happiness Quotes

“We tend to disempower ourselves. We tend to believe that we donâ€™t matter. And in the act of taking that idea to ourselves we give everything away to somebody else, to something else.”
“We always hope for the easy fix: the one simple change that will erase a problem in a stroke. But few things in life work this way. Instead, success requires making a hundred small steps go right - one after the other, no slipups, no goofs, everyone pitching in.”

Source : Atul Gawande (2010). “Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance”, p.21, Profile Books
“To live with the terrible truths about ourselves is the only way of not living them out. A need denied has infinitely more power than a need accepted.”

Source : Jo Coudert (2003). “Advice from a Failure”, p.143, iUniverse
“Well, obviously I wanted it to sound as original as possible. I suppose the influences that we had were probably from the actual power point of view we wanted to be like the Who. Vocally we wanted to be like the Beach Boys, whatever was good at the time.”
“No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing”
“Duende I can't remember her name. It's not as though I've been in bed with that many women. The truth is I can't even remember her face. I kind of know how strong her thighs were, and her beauty. But what I won't forget is the way she tore open the barbecued chicken with her hands, and wiped the grease on her breasts.”
“When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.”
“It's bad enough wasting time without killing it.”

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