"The consolations of space are nameless things. It was after the neurosis of winter. It was In the genius of summer that they blew up The statue of Jove among the boomy clouds. It took all day to quieten the sky And then to refill its emptiness again...."

-- Wallace Stevens

#Summer Quotes #Winter Quotes #July Quotes

“Take away the government's monopoly, and private groups will do it better.”
“One movie is only one movie. I want to have a lifetime of making films.”
“Design isn't crafting a beautiful, textured button with breathtaking animation. It's figuring out if there's a way to get rid of the button altogether.”
“I donâ€™t really do New Yearâ€™s resolutions because I donâ€™t think you should have to wait until December to start working on how to change yourself. I think if youâ€™ve got a problem, you need to fix it now.”
“Lifestyle and livelihood are pivotal moral issues.”

Source : Stephanie Mills (1989). “Whatever Happened to Ecology?”, Random House (NY)
“When I say ' thug' I mean not a criminal, someone who beats you over the head, I mean the underdog. You could have two people- one person has everything he needs to succeed and one person has nothing. If the person who has nothing succeeds, he's a thug. Cuz he overcame all the obstacles.”
“The big occurrences in life, the serious ones, have for me always been nearly impossible to recognize because they never feel big or serious. In the moment, you have to pee, your arm itches, or what people are saying strikes you as melodramatic or sentimental, and it's hard not to smirk. You have a sense of what this type of situation should be like - for one thing, all-consuming - and this isn't it. But then you look back, and it was that; it did happen.”
“Never mistake motion for action.”

Source : Ernest Hemingway (2008). “The Good Life According to Hemingway”, Ecco

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