"In the ideal sense nothing is uninteresting; there are only uninterested people."

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Source : Brooks Atkinson (1951). “Once around the sun”

Brooks Atkinson

#People Quotes #Perspective Quotes #Uninterested Quotes

“If you want something, it will elude you. If you do not want something, you will get ten of it in the mail.”
“My life isnâ€™t theories and formulae. Itâ€™s part instinct, part common sense. Logic is as good a word as any, and Iâ€™ve absorbed what logic I have from everything and everyoneâ€¦ from my mother, from training as a ballet dancer, from Vogue magazine, from the laws of life and health and nature.”
“Caution and conservatism are expected of old age; but when the young men of a nation are possessed of such a spirit, when they are afraid of the noise and strife caused by the applications of the truth, heaven save the land! Its funeral bell has already rung.”
“During meditation your metabolism and your breath rate go down to a level of rest, twice that of deep sleep.”
“You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.”
“We are members of a vast cosmic orchestra, in which each living instrument is essential to the complementary and harmonious playing of the whole.”
“Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.”
“What I get in rock 'n' roll that I don't get in movies is that connection with people. With music it's instantaneous, and just to watch people light up, it's really amazing. I love that connection.”

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