"We care what happens to people only in proportion as we know what people are."

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Source : Henry James (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Henry James (Illustrated)”, p.12832, Delphi Classics

Henry James

#People Quotes #Care Quotes #Proportion Quotes

“Too many would-be executives are slaves of routine.”
“I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.”
“I love to be in the position of not knowing what I'm gonna do, but having rehearsed all of those so when something happens with the others actors I go with whatever that is I'm getting.”
“Of the two smartest creatures on the earth, man and the dolphin, each thought they were smarter than the other. Man thought he was smarter because he built many things and did much work, while the dolphins just played all day. The dolphins thought they were smarter for the same reason.”
“Screw up my life?" He stared at me for a second and then said, deadpan, "I'm a five-foot-three, thirty-seven-year-old, single, Jewish medical examiner who needs to pick up his lederhosen from the dry cleaners so that he can play in a one-man polka band at Oktoberfest tomorrow." He pushed up his glasses with his forefinger, folded his arms, and said, "Do your worst.”
“There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there, all around the world, creating new companies.”
“The act of writing requires a constant plunging back into the shadow of the past where time hovers ghostlike.”
“What happens between people is so misunderstood even between the people who are having the sex.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com

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