"In preindustrial cultures leisure is scarcely a burden or a "problem" because it is built into the ritual and ground plan of life for which people are conditioned in childhood; often they possess a relatively timeless attitude toward events."

-- David Riesman

#Attitude Quotes #People Quotes #Childhood Quotes

“The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day you're off it.”
“This blacklisting is going to collapse because it is rotten, immoral and illegal. I am one day going to be working openly in the motion picture industry. When that day comes, I swear to you that I will never sign a term contract with any major studio. I will, proudly and by preference, do at least one picture a year for King Brothers, and I will try to make it the best picture that I have it in me to do”
“Praise will come to those whose kindness leaves you without debt.”

Source : Song: Faster Than Light, Album: Try Whistling This
“The Senate being tied is a start. Now, if only it could be gagged.”
“Language is in the way. Music's in the way. Songs are in the way. Stuff's in the way. That's just our state here. And to acknowledge that we're broken and to even ... create tradition that helps us embrace that, and to understand that, I think is a very healthy, good thing.”
“A dog's spirit dies hard.”
“I can walk into a room with all my contemporaries and I will be very comfortable.”
“I liked the push and pull of that, between the outer political world and the inner personal lives of the characters. It's also real life... Many of us are keenly aware of world events, but break your nose and I bet that's the main thing you'd be focused on.”

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