"Most people are quiet in the world, and live in it tentatively, as if it were not their own."

-- E. L. Doctorow

#People Quotes #World Quotes #Quiet Quotes

“I like having the vinyl, but it's not like we're going to sell an umbrella or something. I don't like the idea of selling something that's not music - I mean, I like going to shows and buying the shirt, but beyond that, I don't know. There's a lot of crap in the world.”
“The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.”
“My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world.”
“Every instant of our lives is essentially irreplaceable: you must know this in order to concentrate on life.”
“We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams.”
“As to Jesus of Nazareth, my opinion of whom you particularly desire, I think the system of Morals and his Religion, as he left them to us, the best the World ever saw or is likely to see; but I apprehend it has received various corrupting Changes; and I have, with most of the present Dissenters in England, some doubts as to his divinity.”
“John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.”
“Blatant attempts to attack a constitutionally guaranteed right and a law-abiding industry.”

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