"That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor."

-- Jostein Gaarder

#Profound Quotes #Citizens Quotes #Shapes Quotes

“Drugs allows us to taste the beyond but do not make us masters of the transcendental.”
“Monarchists frequently declare that without the royal family, Britain would be 'nothing.' What a woeful lack of love for one's country such statements express.”
“From the right to know and the duty to inquire flows the obligation to act.”
“Places like the National Theatre or Sheffield, these great engines of theatre, make us cutting edge because they can be experimental. They can do plays that nobody else can afford to do in ways nobody else can afford to do.”
“I want you to sing with rapture and dance like a dervish.”

Source : "Fictional character: Anthony Hopkins". "Meet Joe Black", www.imdb.com. 1998.
“I'm just the democratic voice of Bolivia.”
“The prosecutor, who is supposed to carry the burden of proof, really is an author.”

Source : "To hell with Perry Mason". The Observer Interview, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2002.
“I like to sing with people, whether they're good or not.”

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