"History dies without the present. There is no future without the path made to it by the past."

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Source : Aidan Chambers (2010). “This Is All”, p.147, Random House

Aidan Chambers

#Past Quotes #Path Quotes #Made Quotes

“Everybody used to say that baseball players can't dress and athletes can't dress. You know, a lot of athletes now are trying to prove everybody wrong, though there are some athletes that try too hard and try to do over-the-top things. But me, I try to be simple and just make whatever I'm wearing look good.”
“Graffiti is beautiful; like a brick in the face of a cop.”
“The personal ego must be suppressed and replaced with the 'universal ego.'”
“That's what art is. You don't make up stories. You live your life.”
“I've been feminist for most of my life, it is a constantly evolving idea, not something static.”
“As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching.”
“‗In life, at sometime or another we come to a point where all relationships cease—where there is only us and Allah. There are no parents, brother or sister, or any friend. Then we realise that there is no earth under us nor is there sky above, but only Allah who is supporting us in this emptiness. Then we realise our worth – it is not more than a grain of sand or the leaf of a plant. Then we realise our existence is only confined to our being. Our demise makes not a whit of difference to the world around us, nor to the scheme of things.”
“We're in a war. People who blast some pot on a casual basis are guilty of treason.”

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