"Psychoanalysis has taught that the dead â€“ a dead parent, for example â€“ can be more alive for us, more powerful, more scary, than the living. It is the question of ghosts."

-- Jacques Derrida

#Powerful Quotes #Scary Quotes #Parent Quotes

“I would love to do a really cool romantic comedy, perhaps with Hugh Grant. I think he is brilliant. That's the kind of film I love to go to see. I love 'girls' films'.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Shall an invention be patented or donated to the public freely? I have known some well-meaning scientific men to look askance at the patenting of inventions, as if it were a rather selfish and ungracious act, essentially unworthy. The answer is very simple. Publish an invention freely, and it will almost surely die from lack of interest in its development. It will not be developed and the world will not be benefited. Patent it, and if valuable, it will be taken up and developed into a business.”

Source : "Elihu Thomas lays down principles for inventors" by Thomas, E., Electrical World 75, (p. 1505), 1920.
“Writing has freed me from the despair of living.”
“You can include me, too." William blew Olivia a kiss, and her cheeks heated with a blush. "No need to say anything. I already know what words are perched on your tongue. Stop me if I'm wrong, but my getting to know you will be your pleasure.”
“The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.”
“The Madiba song may have ended, but its melody lingers on.”

Source : "Quotes from Nelson Mandela's state funeral", www.foxnews.com. December 15, 2013.
“When beauty fires the blood, how love exalts the mind!”
“Baseball needs to put the ***** era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.”

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