"To have a very strong opinion all the time is corrosive to a person's intellect. It becomes your default position."

-- Denise Mina

#Strong Quotes #Opinion Quotes #Default Quotes

“I've always tried to make the strip animated, even when the characters aren't moving, with expressions or perspectives or some sort of exaggeration. There's great potential for that which has yet to be fully mined.”
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening, that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique.”
“Both the Freudian and the Platonic metaphors emphasize the considerable independence of and tension among the constituent parts of the psyche, a point that characterizes the human condition.”
“Canada's ruling circles seek to ally themselves more closely with American imperialism without giving up the economic advantages of membership in the British Empire.”

Source : "Tim Buck A Conscience for Canada". Book by Oscar Ryan, 1957.
“You'd think I'd be more comfortable with the action, but actually I'm more comfortable with the drama. I mean you get more instant feedback on what you are seeing and you know if it's working or it's not working.”

Source : Source: screenrant.com
“How can we be trusted with big things if we're not trustworthy with things that are small? Don't allow your finer instincts to become a casualty of the little everyday crimes of ethical compromise.”
“It's only knitting and it's one of the few times in your life when there are no bad consequences to a mistake.”
“Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating.”

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