"And sometimes the question that you pose or the project that you start yourself turns into something else, you know, but at least it gets you started."

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Bruce Nauman

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“A good lesson in keeping your perspective is: Take your job seriously but don't take yourself seriously.”
“When I did 'Battlestar Galactica' it was the first time I really understood science fiction. That was a very political drama, but set in spaceships so people didn't really take it seriously. But some really fascinating things were explored in that.”
“The world has got more democracies than ever, and human rights are high on almost every country's agenda. Still, corruption and oppression are far too common threats to the democratic society. And we have seen a dramatic increase, the last 10-15 years, of ethnical conflicts and humanitarian crises with human rights violations as important elements., but also more of corruption. Human rights are praised more than ever - and violated as much as ever.”
“The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.”
“My mind is filled with cataclysm and apocalypse. I wish for earthquakes, eruptions, flood.”

Source : Madeline Miller (2011). “The Song of Achilles”, p.278, A&C Black
“And if there is one thing we can be sure of, itâ€™s that extreme weather events like Superstorm Sandy, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and the British floodsâ€”disasters that, combined, pummeled coastlines beyond recognition, ravaged millions of homes, and killed many thousandsâ€”are going to keep coming.”
“If you are not satisfied with what is coming to you, start to work and change your mental attitude and mental states, and you will see a change gradually setting in.”

Source : William Walker Atkinson (2011). “Swami Panchadasi's Clairvoyance and Occult Powers: A Lost Classic”, p.170, Weiser Books
“I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.”

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