"We go to the past to lay the blame - since the past can't argue. We go to our past selves to account for our present miseries."

-- Glen Duncan

#Past Quotes #Self Quotes #Arguing Quotes

“My motto is strong packaging, clear addressing.”

Source : Halldór Laxness (2005). “Under the Glacier”, Vintage Books
“When you're not playing the hero of the story, then you have to know that you're always a foil for the good guy. I love playing that. I think that's always an interesting place to be.”

Source : "Jessalyn Gilsig Talks VIKINGS, Being Part of the History Channel’s First Scripted Series and Her Character’s Dynamics, Plus Her Upcoming Projects". Interview with Christina Raish, collider.com. March 10, 2013.
“We live in a friendly universe. At the heart of all things is goodness. We receive this goodness in the measure to which we cultivate friendship with the universe.”
“Just as a random thing, because I can't choose a favorite song ever, I'll go for Minnie Riperton's "Expecting".”
“Well, you can't trust most people in this game, period; it can be a very shady business.”
“Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain.”
“Instead of singing in the shower, I would write out the lyrics of my favourite songs, the ink would turn the water blue or red or green, and the music would run down my legs.”
“Beauty means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. A lot of different ways in which things can be beautiful. But this really has a very specific meaning and which is more along the lines of elegance which is that we say an idea is beautiful or elegant in mathematics or physics if a very simple principle or a very simple idea, or simple set of ideas, turns out to be very powerful and leads to all sort of unexpected structure and unexpected predictions.”

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