"The is a secret for greater self-control, the science points to one thing: the power of paying attention."

-- Kelly McGonigal

#Self Quotes #Secret Quotes #Attention Quotes

“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”

Source : Erica Jong (2007). “Inventing Memory: A Novel of Mothers and Daughters”, p.90, Penguin
“Satire must always accompany any free society. It is an absolute necessity. Even in the most repressive medieval kingdoms, they understood the need for the court jester, the one soul allowed to tell the truth through laughter,”

Source : "Former 'Onion' editor: Freedom of speech cannot be killed" by Joe Randazzo, www.msnbc.com. January 7, 2015.
“If I went to them all dressed up and flashed a nice smile for the cameras it would probably be easier for me to get work. But I just can't tolerate it.”
“Opinions scattered indiscriminately about leave the mark of egotism.”

Source : William Strunk Jr., E.B. White (1962). “the Elements of Style”
“With every mistake, we must surely be learning.”

Source : Song: While My Guitar Gently Weeps Acoustic Version
“The language of film is further and further away from the language of theater, and is closer to music. Itâ€™s abstract but still narrative. Everything feels less rehearsed. Itâ€™s more experimental than classical.”

Source : "Immersed in Movies: Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki Climbs ‘The Tree of Life’" by Bill Desowitz, www.indiewire.com. February 10, 2012.
“The museums and parks are graveyards above the ground- congealed memories of the past that act as a pretext for reality.”

Source : Robert Smithson, Jack D. Flam (1996). “Robert Smithson, the Collected Writings”, p.156, Univ of California Press
“The U.S. is a great government, is a great country. The U.S. did sign the Paris Agreement. It's extremely aggressive to decide on its own just to leave, and no way to push the others to renegotiate because one decided to leave the floor. It doesn't fly. I think it's a big responsibility in front of history, and I'm pretty sure that my friend President Donald Trump will change his mind in the coming months or years. I do hope.”

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