"I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself."

-- Tony Hancock

#Thinking Quotes #Gains Quotes

“And what if thou, sweet May, hast known Mishap by worm and blight; If expectations newly blown Have perished in thy sight; If loves and joys, while up they sprung, Were caught as in a snare; Such is the lot of all the young, However bright and fair.”
“Most people I run into say, I haven't missed an episode. Either you like Survivor or you don't, but if you do, you're a loyal viewer.”
“We can best serve the cause of Canadian unity and understanding by living first in and through and then beyond our own immediate traditions.”

Source : "Speaking Of Canada" by Vincent Massey, 1959.
“Every exploration is an appropriation.”

Source : Roland Barthes (1997). “The Eiffel Tower and Other Mythologies”, p.14, Univ of California Press
“By some estimates, the oil you recently discovered off the shores of Brazil could amount to twice the reserves we have in the United States. We want to work with you. We want to help with technology and support to develop these oil reserves safely, and when you're ready to start selling, we want to be one of your best customers.”
“I think music is about our internal life. Itâ€™s part of the way people touch each other. Thatâ€™s very precious to me. And astronomy is, in a sense, the very opposite thing. Instead of looking inwards, you are looking out, to things beyond our grasp.”
“The thing with Ridley [Scott] is he's been doing this forever, he knows what it is he wants and how to get it. There's absolutely no messing around on set. Having said that, he's very accessible to actors, very open to what you want to do and willing to t.”
“Do you know why I married you, Philip?" "Presumably you wanted the financial security and social prestige I could offer." She chuckled at that and shook her head..."I believed," she confessed somberly, "I honestly believed that I had something to offer you too--something you needed. Do you know what it was?" "I can't imagine." "I thought I could teach you how to laugh and enjoy life." Philip and Caroline”

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