"It is the essence of certainty to be established only with reservations."

-- Maurice Merleau-Ponty

#Essence Quotes #Reservations Quotes #Certainty Quotes

“In terms of a narrative nonfiction book, when you're describing scenes that you have multiple sources for, and that you have differing sources for, and you decide to choose a path that puts all that information together, well yeah, there's definitely going to be a little bit of the author in that. But there's nothing wrong with that.”
“The hardest thing to remember is that what we each really want is the truth of our lives, good or bad. Not rocking the boat is an illusion that can only be maintained by the unspoken agreement not to feel and in the long run it never really works. Let go of saving the boat and save the passengers instead.”
“I think I'm a born storyteller. Inspiration is all around me. I can read a newspaper article and come up with an idea for a book.”
“Persons are to be loved; things are to be used.”
“What goes down on film is different to what you see with the naked eye.”
“Take wrong turns. Talk to strangers. Open unmarked doors. And if you see a group of people in a field, go find out what they are doing. Do things without always knowing how they'll turn out. You're curious and smart and bored, and all you see is the choice between working hard and slacking off. There are so many adventures that you miss because you're waiting to think of a plan. To find them, look for tiny interesting choices. And remember that you are always making up the future as you go.”

Source : "xkcd (Choices: Part 4)". Webcomic by Randall Munroe, xkcd.com. (May 29, 2005 - ).
“I came to join the Experience by going for an audition for Eric Burdon who was just forming the New Animals at that point, after the original Animals had broken up.”
“A banker is a person who is willing to make you a loan if you present sufficient evidence to show you don't need it.”

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