"To the best of my recollection, I became a philosopher because my parents wanted me to become a lawyer. It seems to me, in retrospect, that there was much to be said for their suggestion. On the other hand, many philosophers are quite good company; the arguments they use are generally better than the ones that lawyers use; and we do get to go to as many faculty meetings as we like at no extra charge."

-- Jerry Fodor

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“I'm really laid back but I still like to dress up sometimes.”
“I was also very lucky to be able to work with talented people while I was learning. I didn't actually go to fashion school. I worked with Riccardo Tisci at Givenchy which was a really pivotal experience for me. He taught me a lot about being faithful to your own voice and to really believe in your own voice and that's made a big difference.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“You can have more, be more and do more because you can change the person you are.”
“Man is a centaur, a tangle of flesh and mind, divine inspiration and dust.”

Source : Primo Levi (2005). “The Black Hole of Auschwitz”, p.157, Polity
“I grew up with a lot of compassion and empathy. I notice when I meet other friends of mine that were raised Christian sometimes we have similar model of sensitivity, whether to our advantage or disadvantage.”
“The same (hated) man will be loved after he's dead. How quickly we forget.”
“Realism is always subjective in film. There's no such thing as cinema verite”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“All my life I've lived with a future which constantly diminishes but never vanishes.”

Source : Mark Doty (2009). “Heaven's Coast: A Memoir”, p.4, Harper Collins

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