"Sometimes I thought about nothing and sometimes I thought about my life. At least I made a living. What kind of living? A living. It wasn't easy. I found out how little is unbearable."

-- Nicole Krauss

#Littles Quotes #Unbearable Quotes #Kind Quotes

“You should desire for others what you desire for yourself, and hate for others what you hate for yourself. Do not oppress, just as you do not like to be oppressed. Do good to others just as you would like good to be done to you. Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others. Accept that treatment from others which you would like others to accept from you. Do not say to others what you do not like to be said to you.”
“You have to be a little scared of what you're doing. Otherwise, you just paint the same masterpiece a little worse.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“We cannot doubt that self-interest is the mainspring of human nature. It must be clearly understood that this word is used here to designate a universal, incontestable fact, resulting from the nature of man, and not an adverse judgment, as would be the word selfishness.”
“When the stakes are this high- when calling God by the right name can make the difference between eternal happiness and eternal suffering, it is impossible to respect the beliefs of others who don't believe as you do.”
“The more words you know the more clearly and powerfully you will think . . . and the more ideas you will invite into your mind.”

Source : Wilfred Funk (1986). “Six Weeks to Words of Power”
“Fighting emotion with logic is like bringing a calculator to a knife fight”
“I had a feeling it was gonna work out because not only did I enjoy the music and hit it off with the guys, but I was into theatrical rock and was willing to wear makeup and do anything to make it.”
“Comedy and horror are cousins; they're related. They both come from storytellers who want to specifically affect the audience and elicit specific reactions during the movie.”

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