"[Geology] may be looked upon as the history of the earth's changes during preparation for the reception of organized beings, a history, which has all the character of a great epic."

-- Edward Forbes

#Character Quotes #Epic Quotes #Preparation Quotes

“You were a stone wall, a fort in high, unreachable trees, an island, my own island, that no boat could reach.”
“Your problem isn't the problem, it's your attitude about the problem.”
“We do not need a truth to serve us, we need a truth that we can serve”
“People are scared to make something that doesn't look like another film that made a lot of money. It means we get 'Four Weddings And A Funeral' made again and again.”
“The Columbus Day Parade was held Monday in New York. Columbus was the world's first Democrat. He left not knowing where he was going, arrived not knowing where he was, went home not knowing where he had been, and he did it all on government money.”
“I never know why shows succeed or don't succeed, which is why I look at it as, 'I'll do the best work that I can', and if the fans and people respond then I'm always really flattered and honored, and if they don't then I'll try and do something next time that they like better. But I have no idea what makes a hit show, I really don't.”
“The number of witches had everywhere become enormous.”
“Guilt, the poor man's mind control.”

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