"The roots of art and play lie very close together."

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Source : Angus Wilson (2012). “No Laughing Matter”, p.46, Faber & Faber

Angus Wilson

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“We have seen that though Cristna was said to have left many sons, he left his immense empire, which extended from the sources of the Indus to Cape Comorin, (for we find a Regio Pandionis near this point,) to his daughter PandÃ¦a; but, from finding the icon of Buddha so constantly shaded with the nine Cobras, &c., I am induced to think that this Pandeism was a doctrine, which had been received both by Buddhists and Brahmins.”

Source : Godfrey Higgins (2014). “Anacalypsis”, p.244, Jazzybee Verlag
“I think working with artists is incredibly important for everybody in the world, but also, it is a way of seeing the world differently.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com
“The whole iconography of ancient science is simply the fruit of wishful thinking.”

Source : George Sarton (1993). “Hellenistic Science and Culture in the Last Three Centuries B.C.”, p.13, Courier Corporation
“I do not want to father a flock, to be the fetish of fools and fanatics or the founder of a faith whose followers are content to echo my opinions. I want each man to cut his own way through the jungle.”
“I don't think I've ever drunk champagne before breakfast before. With breakfast on several occasions, but never before before.”
“Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.”
“I seemed to hear God saying, "Put down your gun and we'll talk.”
“Unfortunately I feel like a lot of the issues that the show [OJ Simpson ] was dealing with are still very much in the forefront of the American consciousness and the world consciousness today. Police misconduct was at the heart of the defense and Johnny Cochran did a masterful job at putting that defense at the forefront of the jury's conscience as opposed to the double homicide of Ron [Goldman] and Nicole [Brown Simpson].”

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