"Most people can't imagine a life that is any different from the one they are actually living. They can dream about it, they can even go into the streets and demonstrate for it, but they still can't imagine what it would be like."

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Source : Ivan Klíma, Paul Wilson (2006). “Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light”, p.18, Grove Press

Ivan KlÃma

#Life Quotes #Dream Quotes #People Quotes

“When I was really young, I was reluctant to be perceived as bossy, and I thought that working with an ensemble was about generating a consensus all the time. Later on, I realized that it's actually generous to know what you want and to tell people what you want - actors, crew, everyone.”
“In making portraits, I refuse to photograph myself as do so many photographers. My style is the style of the people I photograph.”
“Things change when you give your life to serving God, and that can be scary.”
“When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.”

Source : "Who Cares What Europeans Think?". Jewish World Review Column, jewishworldreview.com. March 04, 2002.
“nothing makes one so easily a fatalist as indifference.”
“I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me. Like the bodiless heads you see sometimes in circus sideshows, it is as though I have been surrounded by mirrors of hard, distorting glass. When they approach me they see only my surroundings, themselves or figments of their imagination, indeed, everything and anything except me.”

Source : Ralph Ellison (2010). “Invisible Man”, p.28, Vintage
“According to aerodynamic laws, the bumblebee cannot fly. Its body weight is not the right proportion to its wingspan. Ignoring these laws, the bee flies anyway.”
“In fact, we actually listen to fans all the time. It's helpful because you want to get a sense of what people are looking for and what they disagree with.”

Source : Source: www.esquire.com

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