"One idea I explore in my stand-up show is whether, if you try looking at the universe rationally and avoid coping mechanisms like mysticism or religion, you can still be happy knowing you are going to die after a brief time on this spinning ball."

-- Robin Ince

#Ideas Quotes #Knowing Quotes #Trying Quotes

“I dont have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.”
“Edward stretched out his arm, his hand curled into a fist. Seth grinned, revealing the long row of dagger teeth, and bumped his nose against Edward's hand. "Nice teamwork," Edward murmured.”
“A great unification is now taking place between science and spirituality. The most advanced discoveries of modern science are rising to reaffirm the timeless wisdom of the great religious and spiritual traditions of every culture.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“I think every album you have, especially if it's done well, you feel like you're competing with yourself.”
“Yes I try to do everything I can not to fail hideously.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The forties, seventies, and the nineties, when money was scarce, were great periods, when the art world retracted but it was also reborn.”
“Whatever work you undertake to do in your lifetime, it is very important that first you have a passion for it - you know, get excited about it - and second, that you have fun with it. That's important. Otherwise, you see, your work becomes nothing but an idle chore. Then, you hate the life you live.”

Source : Australian ABC Television show "Why Is It So?", (episode 1), 1963.
“The idea of Ghost Stories is how to turn something bad into something that gives you an uplift.”

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