"We speak of facts, yet facts exist only partially to us if they are not repeated and re-created through emotions, thoughts and feelings. To me it seemed as if we had not really existed, or only half existed, because we could not imaginatively realize ourselves and communicate to the world, because we had used works of imagination to serve as handmaidens to some political ploy."

-- Azar Nafisi

#Imagination Quotes #Political Quotes #Feelings Quotes

“I've lost my mind," Alex muttered, grabbing her knives again and stomping back across the kitchen. "I woke up this morning a boring little chef on planet earth, and somehow ended up in the Twilight Zone as a third-rate stand-in for Buffy the Vampire Slayer".”
“Force always attracts men of low morality.”
“It is a game of chess with this city. We'll have to see how it is going to play out. The city goes back and forth trying to figure out what programs to cut and what they have funding for. What I would love to see is for the city to step up and run the rink 10 months out of the year so kids can play in the summer and we can have camps here in Glenwood.”
“I am feeling as if my parents are my children. I'm extremely protective about both of them while on the set”
“Every child should be given the right to grow up and become a productive citizen. This will not happen unless, at the very least, basic food needs are met. Ending childhood hunger should be a national priority.”
“If you look at the studies coming out of the Congressional Budget Office, the number one thing that's going to blow a hole in the deficit as we go forward 20, 30 years is government spending on healthcare.”
“I just love working. I really enjoy the work, whatever it is.”

Source : "James D'Arcy Talks THOSE WHO KILL, Working with Chloë Sevigny, Having More Time to Explore a Character, JUPITER ASCENDING, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 10, 2014.
“Ive had the most wonderful life.”

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