"In most cases, to be reasonable means not to be obstinate, which in turn points to conformity with reality as it is. The principle of adjustment is taken for granted. When the idea of reason was conceived, it was intended to achieve more than the mere regulation of the relation between means and ends: it was regarded as the instrument for understanding the ends, for determining them."

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Source : Max Horkheimer (2013). “Eclipse of Reason”, p.8, Read Books Ltd

Max Horkheimer

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“Books are the true means of acquiring talent. If one does not read one remains ignorant, and ignorance can never produce true painters.”
“Whoever cannot find a temple in his heart, the same can never find his heart in any temple.”

Source : Mikhail Naimy (2011). “The Book of Mirdad: The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark”, p.76, Duncan Baird Publishers
“I'm really bad at working out and I eat a lot. I have to eat every two hours.”

Source : "April Rose: On healthy relationships, good support groups, and the right way for women to exercise". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. October 21, 2015.
“The only time an aircraft has too much fuel on board is when it is on fire.”
“The devil divides the world between atheism and superstition.”
“There are days when either filmmaking feels like an insurmountable practice - here's a lot of obstacles in the way to make it happen - or you think, "What does this all add up to?" You don't know what to do with the footage, and you've asked a lot of people for their time and a lot of people to be patient with you. And then you lose faith that you can actually make a worthwhile story out of this.”

Source : "Debra Granik on "poverty porn," self-worth, and her new film, Stray Dog". Interview with Sam Fragoso, film.avclub.com. July 11, 2015.
“I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot.”
“A companion loves some agreeable qualities which a man may possess, but a friend loves the man himself.”

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