"Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelings--their nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness."

-- Blaise Pascal

#Men Quotes #Greatness Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“I've always thought of music as something which gives the words their flight and their wings and the music often comes first, although sometimes I'll have a concept, a title idea, a lyric idea that I want to write and the lyric will come first.”
“We were just a one-room bookstore; we didn't have any money for lawyers.”
“Every civilization sees itself as the center of the world and writes its history as the central drama of human history.”
“Good things come to those with no expectations.”

Source : "Futurama, the Sci-Fi Toon That Wouldn't Die". Interview with Scott Thill, www.wired.com. June 23, 2011.
“Smell can conjure up memories for me stronger than any other sense. Especially childhood memories. Perhaps because you were that much shorter and therefore closer to the ground and its smells.”

Source : Lilli Palmer (1975). “Change lobsters, and dance: an autobiography”
“Remember, to them it is us who are the enemy.”
“There is no art which affords less opportunity to execute expression than photography. Everything is concentrated in a few seconds, when after perhaps an hours seeking, waiting, and hesitation, the photographer sees the realization of his inward vision, and in that moment he has one advantage over most arts - his medium is swift enough to record his momentary inspiration.”

Source : "The Valiant Knights of Daguerre: Selected Critical Essays on Photography and Profiles of Photographic Pioneers".
“That is part of why we must keep talking about Fannie Lou Hamer and about our history as a party and as a nation. We can't forget. If we forget, we can get self-righteous. We are great, but we had to grow into that greatness. Let's not forget that we shut people out.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com

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