"It is a tragic paradox that the very qualities that have led to man's extraordinary capacity for success are also those most likely to destroy him."

-- Anthony Storr

#Men Quotes #Quality Quotes #Paradox Quotes

“The Yankees are only interested in one thing, and I have no idea what that is.”
“Sometimes the first step is the hardest: coming up with an idea. Coming up with an idea should be like sitting on a pin-it should make you jump up and do something.”
“Being around Lily Tomlin has been great, how she treats people, how she handles herself, how she goes about interpreting her character or deciding how the comedy should work.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com
“The passion for travelling is, I believe, instinctive in some natures. We have seen men persevere in their enterprises against the most formidable obstacles; and, without means or friends, and even ignorant of the languages of the various countries through which they passed, pursue their perilous journeys into remote places, until, like the knight in the Arabian tale, they succeeded in snatching a memorial from every shrine they visited.”

Source : James Holman (2009). “A Voyage Round the World: Volume I, Including Travels in Africa, Asia, Australasia, America, etc., etc., from 1827 to 1832”, p.6, The Floating Press
“We have a Boesendorfer piano that I play every day. It keeps my brain and my fingers active.”
“We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.”
“Sometimes I still can't believe my luck.”
“It comes as second nature to men to sacrifice themselves, and their women to let them do it.”

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