"The biographer's real business - if it is not too arrogant to say so - is simply this: to bring the dead to life."

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Iris Origo

#Real Quotes #Arrogant Quotes

“So much of movie acting is in the lighting. And in loving your characters. I try to know them, and with that intimacy comes love. And now, I love Voldemort.”
“If you see a quote on the Internet just because it has someone's name on it doesn't make it true.”
“In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh paper lies on my desk waiting for the next book. I am a writer and I take up my pen to write.”
“To understand is to experience harmony between what we aim at and what is given, between the intention and the performance - and the body is our anchorage in the world.”

Source : Maurice Merleau-Ponty (2002). “Phenomenology of Perception”, p.167, Psychology Press
“We've got to make the small things unforgettable.”
“Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.”
“The point is that the arts are important enough to have influenced the greatest minds and talents we know. Albert Einstein said that if he were not a physicist, he would probably be a musician.”

Source : "There’s a Fire on the Mountain" by Mickey Hart, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 22, 2011.
“My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac. If I were to get paid a million, I'd feel that I should sweep out the stadium every night after I finished playing the game.”

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