"Well, sanity, I suppose, is getting people to see the world your way."

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Source : "I think I'm sane". Interview with Sam Wollaston, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2007.

Paul Merton

#People Quotes #World Quotes #Way Quotes

“Every aspect of personal life is radically affected by the quality of general life, and yet the general life is seen at its most important in completely personal terms.”

Source : Raymond Williams (2001). “The Long Revolution”, p.305, Broadview Press
“The influence of (the national parks) is far beyond what is usually esteemed or usually considered. It has a relation to efficiency -- the working efficiency of the people, to their health, and particularly to their patriotism -- which would make the parks worth while, if there were not a cent of revenue in it, and if every visitor to the parks meant that the Government would have to pay a tax of $1 simply to get him there.”
“Ten percent of American businesses disappear every year. ... It's far higher than the failure rate of, say, Americans. Ten percent of Americans don't disappear every year. Which leads us to conclude American businesses fail faster than Americans, and therefore American businesses are evolving faster than Americans.”
“Mature? Yeah, I get told that a lot. I don't know if it's true. I guess I try to be bright.”
“Can you imagine a 6 year old banging all day on a drum kit. I do have photos of me in my sort of princess girly bedroom with a bad-ass sparkle set.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“The myth of Canada, its hidden story, is of a contemplative country, a place of inwardness, where people can question the idea of nationhood and ponder what values we wish to see expressed and achieved, and what solitudes of identity and reverie we wish to preserve.”

Source : "Towards a Canada of Light". Book by Bruce W. Powe, 2006.
“Resolve was never stronger than in the morning, after the night, when it was never weaker”
“To refer to the Church as a building is to call people 2 x 4's.”

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