"I was educated by monks - I thank them dearly for the education they gave me, but I am no longer a Catholic."

-- Antony Gormley

#Catholic Quotes #Monk Quotes #Educated Quotes

“It takes me about a week and a half to read the typical book. I don't know how many ten-day spans I have left. Eventually the unread books on my shelves will have to be abandoned, or they will join me on the pyre. The book I'm about to purchase may be among them. We all buy books we won't live to read.”
“If I have one vanity wish, it would be to direct. It's the only thing I haven't done yet that I would like to.”
“The more real things get, the more like myths they become.”
“In populous cities, which are the seat of commerce and manufactures, the middle ranks of inhabitants, who derive their subsistence from the dexterity or labour of their hands, are commonly the most prolific, the most useful, and, in that sense, the most respectable part of the community.”
“I have this new theory about films. Itâ€™s almost like astrology, where if we started on a Tuesday the film will be different than if we started on a Wednesday. Not because of the planets. Itâ€™s that sometimes you start with the wrong balance and the whole thing gets messed up.”
“Imagination is essential and it comes first, for without imagination we are aimless.”
“I think it is a very important step in the right direction that the Afghans have taken over responsibility for the security in their own country, and NATO being able to end its combat presence in Afghanistan.”

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“It's difficult isn't it, when you're in a Mosque and everyone's praying and you really enjoy leapfrog.”

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