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John Aubrey

"How these curiosities would be quite forgott, did not such idle fellowes as I am putt them downe!"

Source : Thomas Hearne, John Aubrey (1813). “Letters Written by Eminent Persons in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: to which are Added, Hearne's Journeys to Reading, and to Whaddon Hall, the Seat of Browne Willis, Esq., and Lives of Eminent Men, by John Aubrey, Esq: The Whole Now First Published from the Originals in the Bodleian Library and Ashmolean Museum, with Biographical and Literary Illustrations ...”, p.333

John Aubrey

#Curiosity Quotes #Would Be Quotes #Idle Quotes

“There is a straight-forward definition for 'Independent Filmmaking'. The term references a group of films that are financed by money that comes from outside the studio system. In a literal sense that is what it means.”

Source : Source: www.indiewire.com
“I would have artists be convinced that the supreme skill and art in painting consists in knowing how to use black and white... because it is light and shade that make objects appear in relief.”
“There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to get beat, but only one way to win; get there first.”

Source : The Naked Ape introduction (1967)
“In peace and prosperity states and individuals have better sentiments, because they do not find themselves suddenly confronted with imperious necessities; but war takes away the easy supply of daily wants and so proves a rough master that brings most men's characters to a level with their fortunes”
“I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre.”
“Maybe one of the only things I do well: I cook like a maniac! I would be a chef if I weren't an actor.”
“Today many people are switching to free software for purely practical reasons. That is good, as far as it goes, but that isn't all we need to do! Attracting users to free software is not the whole job, just the first step.”
“We spend our lives trying to unlock the mystery of the universe, but there was a Turkish prisoner, BahÃ¡â€™uâ€™llÃ¡h, in Akka, Palestine who had the Key.”

"How these curiosities would be quite forgott, did not such idle fellowes as I am putt them downe!"

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