"People use irony as a defense mechanism."

-- David Byrne

#People Quotes #Defense Quotes #Use Quotes

“See, a painting is much cheaper than making a film. And photography is, you know, way cheap. So if I get an idea for a film, there are many ways to get it together and go realise that film. There's really nothing to be afraid of.”
“When all hopes are lost, only then does reality acquire that sharp focus that defines who we are and what we have become.”
“Lend your light to the blind. Why should the wickedness of men irritate you, when it is only blindness?”
“Anyone who takes drugs should be hammered.”
“Faith is not an instinct. It certainly is not a feeling - feelings don't help much when you're in the lions' den or hanging on a wooden Cross. Faith is not inferred from the happy way things work. It is an act of will, a choice, based on the unbreakable Word of a God who cannot lie, and who showed us what love and obedience and sacrifice mean, in the person of Jesus Christ”
“It's time to hand back responsibility for being an adult to everyone in the situation. You're not helping anybody by staying in a romantic relationship that isn't good for you or staying in a work relationship that sucks or staying in a friendship where you hate the other person. That's not helping anyone.”
“I don't have to sit around and wait for the next movie to come along, I can go out and sing.”
“Science has promised us truth...It has never promised us either peace or happiness.”

Source : 1895 Psychologie des foules, introduction.

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