"There are evils worse than death,"

-- James F. Cooper

“Curiosity is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Source : "Those Without Shadows". Book by Françoise Sagan, 1957.
“I believe God created the world for a purpose. The Designer of intelligent design is, ultimately, the Christian God.”
“If you've been fat, you will always feel and see the world as a fat person; you know how difficult it is... It's the same coming from a working-class background... it never leaves you.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“But no artist, I now realize, can be satisfied with art alone. There is a natural craving for recognition which cannot be gain-said.”
“There is no point in launching technology before customers are ready to use it.”
“They grew up on the outside of society. They weren't looking for a fight. They were looking to belong.”

Source : "The Outsiders". Taglines, www.imdb.com. March 25, 1983.
“The desire to be rewarded for one's creativity does not justify depriving the world in general of all or part of that creativity.”
“Quick music sounds dull unless every note is articulated.”

Source : Herbert von Karajan, Richard Osborne (1989). “Conversations with Karajan”

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