"Common European thought is the fruit of the immense toil of translators. Without translators, Europe would not exist; translators are more important than members of the European Parliament."

-- Milan Kundera

#Europe Quotes #Important Quotes #Fruit Quotes

“Clown' was written when I couldn't find anyone who believed in me as an artist. Maybe those labels will think twice next time a young songwriter comes along.”
“...the Muslims of recent times had fallen very short indeed of the ideals of their faith, ...nothing could be more erroneous than to measure the potentialities of Muhammad's message by the yardstick of present-day Muslim life and thought - just as he [Shaykh Mustafa al-Maraghi] said, 'it would be erroneous to see in the Christians' unloving behavior toward one another a refutation of Christ's message of love...'”
“Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it's on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you've got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration.”
“I'm the least-educated person in my immediate family. My two other brothers have multiple advanced degrees, and I only have one. [...] Actually, now that I've got a Nobel Prize, I feel equal.”

Source : Interview with Spencer Michels in "The NewsHour" on PBS, May 2, 2007.
“Meditation takes place when you bring all your awareness to this moment.”
“There's little money in theatre.”
“If people want insights, if they want to swim in the currents of their own time and share the experiences of their time, then it makes sense to engage with the artists of one's own time.”
“When dogs and humans make eye contact, that actually releases what's known as the love hormone, oxytocin, in both the dog and the human.”

Source : "The smartest dog in the world". www.cbsnews.com. October 05, 2014.

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