"The rush to books and universities is like the rush to the public house. People want to drown their realization of the difficulties of living properly in this grotesque contemporary world, they want to forget their own deplorable inefficiency as artists in life."

-- Aldous Huxley

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“I'm the kind of guy who would say, "Yeah, I'll do that!," and then, when it came down to it, I would be absolutely petrified. Those days have passed me by, but I would do it. If it meant that I was in a scene naked with a woman, or anybody romantic, I'd be into it.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“For people who have heart disease, statins are great. But if all you've had is high cholesterol, what you're doing is taking this 1/100 chance of getting a benefit and offsetting it with 1/200 chance of getting diabetes.”
“Whatever changes the new era brings, whatever new pathways we take, I am sure that our special relationship with America - forged in adversity, will not change.”
“My mother taught me that we all have the power to achieve our dreams. What I lacked was the courage.”

Source : Clay Aiken, Allison Glock (2004). “Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life”, p.12, Random House
“When I hear a writer say that they â€˜put in a call,â€™ I want to pull my hair out.”
“The fans have played a massive part in getting us to where we are, but the job's not finished.”
“I always felt bad for Mother Teresa. Mother Teresa lived a whole life helping starving children and dying villages, but she could never be declared a saint 'cause she never actually performed a miracle. And it was towards the end, she was desperate to perform a miracle, so she would go up to starving children and go, 'What's that behind your ear? It's a quarter!”
“When the world makes no sense, go inside yourself, and listen carefully to your needs, until you understand once more.”

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