"If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to stick it out."

-- Arthur Koestler

#Courage Quotes #Innovation Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“It is impossible to read the history of the petty republics of Greece and Italy without feeling sensations of horror and disgust at the distractions with which they were continually agitated, and at the rapid succession of revolutions by which they were kept in a state of perpetual vibration between the extremes of tyranny and anarchy . . . great improvement . . . were either not known at all, or imperfectly known to the ancients.”
“The true optimist not only expects the best to happen, but goes to work to make the best happen. The true optimist not only looks upon the bright side, but trains every force that is in him to produce more and more brightness in his lifeâ€¦.”

Source : Christian D. Larson (2012). “The Optimist Creed”, p.285, Penguin
“I like documenting people who can break away from the conformist boring world we are stuck in and either live their life in a much more far out way or create art that critiques it well.”
“This is the power of the powerful to define, to structure, to say, 'This is the way the world works.' It's enormous power. Among the powers of the weak, I think the first one is the power not to believe the powerful.”
“I did enjoy cooking, I still do really enjoy cooking - I make a nice salmon dish, and Im a huge meat freak, so I love to bang a few steaks on the grill or pasta. Anything Italian, really.”

Source : "Discovery: Luke Pasqualino" by Emma Brown, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 12, 2012.
“Codex OrfÃ©o is something you won't see coming at you, but it does. It's all about kindness to other species, and to one another. If we can work that out, the world will take care of herself.”
“I do believe that we're in a true golden era of television, and I think it started with 'Hill Street.”
“I don't think we should ever be at war. That's kind of naive, I suppose.”

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