"On the other hand, when I give it closer thought, I realize I'm not enough of a dictator to conduct an orchestra because it requires a pretty awful person. When you read these biographies of famous conductors, they are all awful people who fail in their private relationships."

-- Eberhard Weber

#Hands Quotes #People Quotes #Giving Quotes

“All men are created equal, it is only men themselves who place themselves above equality.”
“The most likely way for the world to be destroyed, most experts agree, is by accident. That's where we come in; we're computer professionals. We cause accidents.”
“Idealists , workers of thought, unite to show how inspiration and genius walk in step with the progress of the machine , of aircraft, of industry, of trade, of the sciences, of electricity.”
“Film recognizes neither time nor space, only the limits of man's imagination”
“You never have a friend all figured out. Just when you think you know what makes them tick, they tock.”
“As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side.”
“I'm not a writer where I feel particularly blessed by great inspiration every day. I don't. I have to work really hard at it to try and say the things I'm concerned with.”
“Waiting is one of the great arts.”

Source : Margery Allingham (2015). “The Tiger in the Smoke”, p.35, Ipso Books

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