"I would certainly never consider myself a Renaissance Man; I'm not fit to look at the dust from the chariot wheels of many of those who have gone before me."

-- Alexander McCall Smith

#Men Quotes #Dust Quotes #Renaissance Quotes

“Okay, well, I guess I'm still a kid. Because when I get really angry and fired up and I feel like my back is up against the wall, I will say vicious things.”
“I sometimes skip meals when I travel.”
“For me, it's that I contributed, ... That I'm on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That's to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.”
“People are rapidly losing hope and trust. They believe their government has been captured by special interests and no longer cares about them, and they are right.”
“I've been solo since 1996, so I've been doing it for a while now.”
“There are more people that are WORTH playing for and making records for than the fickle and casual - they just don't blog about what they hate as much. I feel like every show that we play live reminds me of why I play music. When you're away from that personal connection, you can get wound up in all the hoo-ha about this and that, but when you get out there and connect with people, you can't help but be moved, and that keeps you going at least until the next show!”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“The Magna Carta is an early reminder of the crucial difference between freedom and liberty. Liberty is freedom that is unique to humans, it is guaranteed by law. All animals are free, but in a system of humans total freedom is anarchy. Humans have thrived by letting a dominant authority regulate freedom. Liberty is a freedom that the authority has granted or has been persuaded to grant. For centuries, the state and the people have negotiated, peacefully and violently.”
“Some people are immune to good advice.”

Source : "'Breaking Bad' Deconstruction, Ep. 11: 'Confessions'" by Tim Goodman, www.hollywoodreporter.com. August 25, 2013.

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