"Nobody is fully alive who cannot apply to art as much discrimination and appreciation as he applies to the work by which he earns his living."

-- Brooks Atkinson

#Appreciation Quotes #Art Quotes #Alive Quotes

“Writing a novel is an act of self-annihilation as much as self-discovery. You can kill whole appetites and flood whole depths while plumbing them, but if you are serious about it you also get to put something into the world that wasn't quite there before.”

Source : "In truth" by Andrew O'Hagan, www.theguardian.com. July 14, 2007.
“It really isn't anybody's business how many people we have working for us. What's offensive is that I'm portrayed as this prima donna with these sycophants telling me how great I am all the time. Yes, they do work for me, but we're working together for a higher good...”
“I love trains. I dont even mind First Great Western, which is a stupid name because it implies every carriage is first class, but theyre not.”
“I like DVDs so much - it's such a better format than VHS.”
“Women - why aren't you running the world yet? Frankly I'm disappointed in you. Men are still far too dominant for their own good, and consequently we've made a testosterone-sodden pig's ear of just about everything: politics, the economy, religion, the environment ... you name it, it's in a gigantic man-wrought mess.”

Source : Charlie Brooker (2009). “The Hell of it All”, p.358, Faber & Faber
“Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.”

Source : "'Roasted, toasted, fried and grilled': climate-change talk from an unlikely source" by David Runnalls, www.theglobeandmail.com. February 1, 2013.
“Be strong, believe in freedom and in God, love yourself, understand your sexuality, have a sense of humor, masturbate, don't judge people by their religion, color or sexual habits, love life and your family.”
“Everyone of you has a health that is unique and totally different from everybody else. Completely! Because we... are all like snowflakes.”

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