"Don't we all have an itch for kitsch?"

-- Matei Calinescu

“The only way to know whats possible is to venture past impossible.”
“I don't believe a team can lead itself. I'm a big believer in vision.”
“I think the Titanic disaster has parallels today. The closest think I can think of is the silicon chip.. We're all kind of bowing to this computer god, thinking it's going to fix everything and we're geniuses for inventing this. And, you know, I just think we should pay attention to disasters of the past.”
“The three short years I spent at Harvard, where I lived with excellent people, taught me not only that I must know how to choose my partners but also that choosing excellent partners is a skill you can learn. Obviously, when you spend time with the best, you learn how to choose among them.”
“We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.”

Source : Edward Carpenter (1916). “My days and dreams: being autobiographical notes”
“We should confess His hand in all things. Ingratitude is one of our great sins.”
“Giving someone their style or bumping up their sense of style to be a better version of what it is, is part of the fun of what I do, and I actually approached Al Sharpton. They didn't come to me.”

Source : Interview with Austin Allen, bigthink.com. April 21, 2010.
“If you want something to look interesting, donâ€™t light all of it.”

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