"That afternoon I came to understand that one of the deepest purposes of intellectual sophistication is to provide distance between us and our most disturbing personal truths and gnawing fears."

-- Richard Russo

#Distance Quotes #Intellectual Quotes #Afternoon Quotes

“A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.”
“I kind of have a happy magnet. I can't stand being depressed, so I work my ***** off to get out of it as soon as possible.”
“No subject is unsuitable for comedy.”

Source : "Dead funny" by Peter Baynham, www.theguardian.com. April 6, 2004.
“. . . his biggest problem was his need for a problem.”
“It is autumn; not without But within me is the cold. Youth and spring are all about; It is I that have grown old.”
“Thereâ€™s a difference between changing your opinion, and changing your lifestyle.”
“Sci-fi is very much an American genre. Space and the exploration of space is something so closely associated with America.”

Source : "Ben Richards Exclusive Interview OUTCASTS". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 21, 2010.
“My marriage is incredibly important to me. It's the place from which I engage in the world every day, and the place to which I return every day.”

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