"What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of European integration; second, the desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom; and third, European unity has been tried before, and the outcome was far from happy."

-- Margaret Thatcher

#Unity Quotes #Desire Quotes #Lessons Quotes

“You cannot learn very much about excellence from studying failure.”
“A typical neuron makes about ten thousand connections to neighboring neurons. Given the billions of neurons, this means there are as many connections in a single cubic centimeter of brain tissue as there are stars in the Milky Way galaxy.”

Source : David Eagleman (2011). “Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain”, p.6, Vintage
“When one tears away the veils and shows them naked, people's souls give off such a pungent smell of decay.”

Source : Octave Mirbeau (2007). “The Diary of a Chambermaid”, Harper Collins
“There is nothing more 'elitist' than thinking our palate pleasure can ever justify a second of suffering or a single death. Please go vegan.”
“Let me cradle myself back Into the darkness Of the half shapes ... Of the cauled beginnings ... Let me stir the attar of unused air, Elusive ... ironically fragrant As a dead queen's kerchief ... Let me blow the dust from off you ... Resurrect your breath Lying limp as a fan In a dead queen's hand.”

Source : Lola Ridge (1920). “Sun-up, and Other Poems”
“Despite its self-regard, and much like a society of devout followers, the art world relies on consensus as heavily as it depends on individual analysis or critical thinking. Althought the art world reveres the unconventional, it is rife with conformity. Artists make works that "looks like art" and behave in ways that enhance stereotypes. (...) Originality is not always rewarded, but some people take real risks and innovate, which gives a raison d'Ãªtre to the rest”
“Soul is a feeling, not a color,”

Source : "BET Awards 2014: Lionel Richie's Name Misspelled During Telecast", www.hollywoodreporter.com. June 29, 2014.
“Computer technology is so built into our lives that it's part of the surround of every artist.”

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