"When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."

-- Otto von Bismarck

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“Civilizations grow by agreements and accomodations and accretions, not by repudiations. The rebels and the revolutionaries are only eddies, they keep the stream from getting stagnant but they get swept down and absorbed, they're a side issue. Quiet desperation is another name for the human condition. If revolutionaries would learn that they can't remodel society by day after tomorrow -- haven't the wisdom to and shouldn't be permitted to -- I'd have more respect for them ... Civilizations grow and change and decline -- they aren't remade.”
“You're damn right we need a rational code of morality and ethics. But not much progress can be made in that direction while we've still got a majority ranting about gods, devils, souls, and absolute morality, and using an ancient book written by ignorant nomads as a guide.”
“I read *old* novels. The reason is simple. I prefer proper endings.”
“Politics is a place of humble hopes and strangely modest requirements, where all are good who are not criminal and all are wise who are not ridiculously otherwise.”

Source : Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The pursuit of humor and other essays”
“You've got to hit 30 before you hit 40.”
“I've watched those shows my whole life - being on one is like a dream. It's hard to balance that dream with the fact that this is the Edie I've known my whole life.”
“We've had a series of major news stories that have brought in viewers who either were sampling to see what else was available or were normal news watchers. The Florida recount and the end of the election was a huge development. And then 9/11 came along.”
“Tragedy on the stage is no longer enough for me, I shall bring it into my own life.”

Source : "Memories For Tomorrow". Book by Jean-Louis Barrault, 1974.

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