"They (i. e., the Pythagoreans ) did not advocate the free confrontation of conflicting points of view. Instead, like all orthodox religions, they practised a rigidity that prevented them from correcting their errors."

-- Carl Sagan

#Errors Quotes #Views Quotes #Rigidity Quotes

“The feeling before and after the event is very important. There are things happening before and after the event. These things are even more important than the event itself.”
“Films tend to argue in favor of whatever they show.”
“If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.”
“We know what we got, and we don't care whether you know it or not.”
“LIFE: My favorite occupation.”
“It's more about when you come back from being out somewhere; in a minicab or a night bus, or with someone, or walking home across London late at night, dreamlike, and you've still got the music kind of echoing in you, in your bloodstream, but with real life trying to get in the way. I want it to be like a little sanctuary. It's like that 24-hour stand selling tea on a rainy night, glowing in the dark. It's pretty simple.”

Source : "'Only five people know I make tunes'". Interview with Dan Hancox, www.theguardian.com. October 25, 2007.
“As they say in Corsica... Goodbye”

Source : "Fictional character: Claude". "Start the Revolution Without Me", www.imdb.com. 1970.
“The Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act is an important authorization for our country and for our citizens, as we have seen so vividly in the last few weeks.”

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