"Persuasion is effected through the medium of the hearers, when they shall have been brought to a state of excitement under the influence of speech; for we do not, when influenced by pain or joy, or partiality or dislike, award our decisions in the same way; about which means of persuasion alone, I declare that the system-mongers of the present day busy themselves."

-- Aristotle

#Pain Quotes #Mean Quotes #Awards Quotes

“If you're wanting something salty, do air-popped popcorn. That, to me, would be a healthier choice than having any kind of fried chip.”
“I would say that the surest measure of a man's or a woman's maturity is the harmony, style, joy, and dignity he creates in his marriage, and the pleasure and inspiration he provides for his spouse.”
“Asked if he knew how important Stardust would be, Mitchell Parish said he did have a gut feeling that this was a momentous one. But had no idea it would become a standard. You don't sit down and write a standard, he explained. A standard evolves.”
“My playing started to develop through the Miles Davis stuff I was listening to.”
“Why should the devil have all the best tunes?”
“He was a secret agent, and still alive thanks to his exact attention to the detail of his profession.”

Source : Ian Fleming (1953). “Casino Royale”, Cape. J.
“Local casting is just something I love doing.”

Source : "Beasts of the Southern Wild: 'I didn't expect people to like it'". Interview with Damon Wise, www.theguardian.com. October 11, 2012.
“I wanted to get that scholarship to - a division one scholarship and play ball and go to school for free. And that, to me, was - I was always about getting to that next step. If I could get to that next place, then I could figure out essentially what to do with being in that space and how to manage my time and handle those - handle all the benefits of being in that space in a way that would get me to the next place.”

You may also like:

Alexander the Great
Military Commander
Democritus
Philosopher
Galileo Galilei
Physicist
Immanuel Kant
Philosopher
Plato
Philosopher
Pythagoras
Philosopher
Rene Descartes
Philosopher
Socrates
Philosopher
Thomas Aquinas
Priest