"Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb."

-- Ferdinand Christian Baur

#Philosophy Quotes #Dumb Quotes

“Who are your heroes? Why do you look up to them? Why do we respect those who live and think for themselves as opposed to doing what is expected? We all admire the idea of living a life unbound by thoughts of fear. People who seem to live that dream inspire us to want to do the same. They mirror the qualities that we possess but are too scared to access.”
“Work isn't meaningful just because you spend your life doing it.”

Source : Anthony Marra (2013). “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena”, p.54, Random House
“The chance to be both artistically appreciated and commercially appreciated... That's what you hope for.”
“I, interestingly, had dated a woman in the Eisenhower Administration briefly, and it was ironic to me 'cause I was trying to do toher what Eisenhower has been doing to the country for the last eight years.”
“If you can find collaborators whose strengths compliment your own, the result can be more than the sum of its authors.”
“You've got to make the most of where you are. Then, when you're somewhere else, you've got to have the ability to fulfill that.”
“Beginner's luck is great for beginners.”
“New York was an idea, I thought, an idea held simultaneously by thirteen million people.”

Source : Nancy Pickard (1993). “But I Wouldn't Want to Die There: A Jenny Cain Mystery”, Thorndike Pr

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