"I want a man who knows something about himself. And is appalled. And has to forgive himself to get along."

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Source : C.P. Snow (2010). “The Masters”, p.40, House of Stratus

C.P. Snow

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“Every German child learns to speak English in school.”
“Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body.”
“I can't relate to Mansfield or Monroe. The only one I can relate to is Bardot. First of all, there's a certain physical similarity between us. Second of all, she was very strong--she didn't have that affected sexuality.”
“Anything that gets you to release the stress in your life and really laugh is worthwhile. It can heal the planet. It truly can, and it actually has.”
“Whatâ€™s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesnâ€™t support the story. I thoughtÂ The AvengersÂ was an appalling film. Theyâ€™d shoot from some odd angle and Iâ€™d think, why is the camera there? Oh, I see, because they spent half a million on the set and they have to show it off. It took me completely out of the movie. I was driven bonkers by that illogical form of storytelling.”
“My trick - is there one? Well, perhaps a bitter youth with many changes of occupation, with the necessity of trying everything from poetry to berry picking. These difficult early years probably constitute the sources of my modest photographic activity.”
“Whenever books are burned, men also in the end are burned.”
“Solar power is one of the most hopeful technologies but still produces about 0.01 percent of U.S. electricity. The U.S. allocates just $159 million for solar research per year - about what we spend in Iraq every nine hours.”

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