Quotes
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Edward Gibbon

"The science of the church is neglected for the study of geometry, and they lose sight of Heaven while they are employed in measuring the earth. Euclid is perpetually in their hands. Aristotle and Theophrastus are the objects of their admiration; and they express an uncommon reverence for the works of Galen. Their errors are derived from the abuse of the arts and sciences of the infidels, and they corrupt the simplicity of the gospel by the refinements of human reason."

-- Edward Gibbon

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“Acting isn't for me. I don't like being told what to do. I'm more interested in set design, more visually driven.”
“George [Steinbrenner] is a great guy, unless you have to work for him.”
“Look at what your idea of success would be. The more that you take in external motivators, the more it reduces your ultimate satisfaction because it doesn't come from inside.”
“It is generally my thesis then to insist on the importance of imagination in sex, to insist that the practice of sex, as performed among human beings, be accorded the same deliberate and playful application of fancy, imagination and intelligence as any other significant human activity.”

Source : "Imaginative Sex". Book by John Norman, 1974.
“I consider calmly the question of how much evil I should need to kill off my finer feelingsâ€¦”

Source : Mary MacLane (2014). “Human Days: A Mary MacLane Reader”, p.101, Petrarca Press
“Welcome to RAW is Jericho! And I was just listening to your list of problems and grievances that you have with all my Jerichoholics, and I have a solution - and that solution is to SHUT THE HELL UP. But finally, Al Snow, tomorrow people WILL be acknowledging you - they WILL be talking about the greatest moment of '99 - they'll be talking about the night that Al Snow was brutally beaten by the Ayatollah of Rock n Rolla.”
“My brother said that at Eton, students were told caning builds character. I suppose girls are caned less because we aren't thought to have much character." "Which is the sort of thing males say when they don't know any women.”
“Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.”

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