"What is the thread of western civilization that distinguished its course in history? It has to do with the preoccupation of western man with his outward command and his sense of superiority."

-- Arthur Erickson

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“I generally donâ€™t become overexcited about things anyway, Iâ€™m just not one of those people. Iâ€™m not easily surprised by things either. I think itâ€™s because I expect that anything can happen”
“Thought must never submit, neither to a dogma, nor to a party, nor to a passion, nor to an interest, nor to a preconceived idea, nor to whatever it may be, save to the facts themselves, because, for thought, submission would mean ceasing to be.”

Source : Speech at the University of Brussels during the festival for the 75th anniversary of the university's foundation, November 19, 1909.
“There are cinÃ©philes and cinÃ©phages. Truffaut is a cinÃ©phile. A cinÃ©phage - a film nerd - sits in the front row and writes down the credits. But if you ask him whether it's good, he'll say something sharp. But that's not the point of movies: to love cinema is to love life, to really look at this window on the universe. It's incompatible with note-taking!”
“It gets pretty boring when all you are is the support system for a male character.”
“However near and dear to you may be your wife, children, friends, they are not you; they are outside of you.”
“If you make your best effort to be kinder, nurture compassion, make the world a better place, then you can say 'At least I've done my best.”
“Parents want their kidsâ€™ approval, a reversal of the past ideal of children striving for their parentsâ€™ approval.”
“I think we are a product of all our experiences.”

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