"Often, city fathers blamed prostitutes for the disease, and some threatened to brand their cheeks with hot iron if they did not desist from their vices."

“The luxuries of civilization satisfy only those wants which they themselves create.”

Source : Apsley Cherry-Garrard (2013). “The Worst Journey in the World: Antarctica, 1910-1913”, p.163, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

“Real breakthroughs are not found because you want to develop some new technology, but because you are curious and want to find out how the world is.”

“Control thought-forms are the basis of our deepest moral crisis.”

“This act of piss, which can be considered sexual by some, a pleasurable experience, is at the same time total disrespect. I had once asked a friend to do this picture and he totally refused. So I carried the idea around with me for years. When I was invited to do a Honcho shoot, I approached Phillip, who was the barman at The London Apprentice, and fortunately he knew who I was. He had a copy of my first book, and that broke the ice. At the end of the shoot with him, I realized I could ask him to do this picture. I had waited four years to do it.”

“The human condition is imperfection. And that's how it's supposed to be.”

Source : Katherine Center (2009). “Everyone Is Beautiful: A Novel”, p.226, Ballantine Books

“Since many of you do not belong to the Catholic Church and others are non-believers, from the bottom of my heart I give this silent blessing to each and every one of you, respecting the conscience of each one of you but knowing that each one of you is a child of God.”

“I still really love acting. I find it really challenging. And I really love film; it's a lot of fun.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“An object imbued with intent — it has power, it's treasure, we're drawn to it. An object devoid of intent — it's random, it's imitative, it repels us. It's like a piece of junk mail to be thrown away.”