"We live in an enlightened age, however, an age that has learned to see and to value other living things as they are, not as we wish them to be. And the long and creditable history of science has taught us, if nothing else, to look carefully before we judge to judge, if we must, based on what we see, not what we would prefer to believe."

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Source : Robert Charles Wilson (2004). “Blind Lake”, p.163, Macmillan

Robert Charles Wilson

#Believe Quotes #Judging Quotes #Long Quotes

“The day is divided into two important sections: Mealtimes and everything else.”

Source : Merrill Markoe (1992). “What the Dogs Have Taught Me: And Other Amazing Things I've Learned”, Viking Press
“Nobody, from that standpoint, is any luckier than I am or will ever be any luckier than I am. It's great.”
“I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so precious that it would be a shame for them to go down the drain.”
“I watch mediocre shows that have been on for three or four seasons, and feel angry at them.”
“Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your life. What would you do?”
“I like to dress pretty basic during the day, but with a sophisticated bohemian spin, and sometimes a little rock chic. At night I like to go glamorous.”

Source : "Model Minute: Alessandra Ambrosio Loves Melissa's Shoes". Interview with Chrissy Rutherford, www.harpersbazaar.com. August 7, 2012.
“As the quality of water changes with the nature of the soil;So will a man's reason vary with the quality of his friends.”

Source : "Tirukkural". Book by Thiruvalluvar, 1840.
“And all writing is creating or spinning dreams for other people so they won't have to bother doing it themselves.”

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