"It is impossible to understand the economic system in which we are living if we try to interpret it as a rational scheme.It has to be understood as an awkward phase in a continuing process of historical development."

-- Edwin Arlington Robinson

#Awkward Quotes #Historical Quotes #Trying Quotes

“We're all kind of weird and twisted and drowning.”
“As a student of American culture, I am willing to argue that the Twist is a valid manifestation of the Age of Anxiety.”
“Those who prepare for war get it.”
“My main professional interest during the 1970s has been in the dramatic change of concepts and ideas that has occurred in physics during the first three decades of the century, and that is still being elaborated in our current theories of matter. The new concepts in physics have brought about a profound change in our world view; from the mechanistic conception of Descartes and Newton to a holistic and ecological view, a view which I have found to be similar to the views of mystics of all ages and traditions.”
“The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.”
“How far should one accept the rules of the society in which one lives? To put it another way: at what point does conformity become corruption? Only by answering such questions does the conscience truly define itself.”

Source : Review of Le Misanthrope, by Molière, at the Piccadilly in 1962. "Tynan Right and Left: Plays, Films, People, Places and Events". Book by Kenneth Tynan, p. 117, 1967.
“Growing up, Paul Newman seemed like the ultimate manly actor. And then, I got to work with him and we became friends, so that was nice.”

Source : "Dermot Mulroney Interview INHALE; Plus Updates on EVERYBODY LOVES WHALES and LOVE, WEDDING, MARRIAGE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 20, 2010.
“To live factionless Is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important thing in life: community. My mother once told me that we canâ€™t survive alone,but even if we could, we wouldnâ€™t want to. Without a faction, we have no purpose and no reason to live.”

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