"I suppose our capacity for self-delusion is boundless."

-- John Steinbeck

#Depression Quotes #Self Quotes #Mental Illness Quotes

“I am asked often about Abraham Lincoln's mistakes and faults; he certainly made some mistakes. I have chapter in President Lincoln about the Powhatan affair that was a royal screw-up in the early days - right alongside the Sumter affair. Lincoln signed letters he should not signed, and the ship was sent to two places at one under two captains etc. Fortunately, no great harm. Lincoln took the blame and did not do anything like that again.”
“The benevolence of wrapping the partridge in a vine leaf brings out its quality, just as the barrel of Diogenes brought forth the qualities of the great thinker.”
“People care about what newspapers tell them to care about.”

Source : Delia Parr (2010). “Love's First Bloom (Hearts Along the River Book #2)”, p.46, Bethany House
“Culture has always been more important than politics. Sometimes culture is a mirror that reflects what is; sometimes it's a search-light pointing the way to what will be.”
“There are half a billion people that listen to music online and the vast majority are doing so illegally. But if we bring those people over to the legal side and Spotify, what is going to happen is we are going to double the music industry and that will lead to more artists creating great new music.”
“For me, with me, making a film is always about humanity.”
“Bayesian statistics is difficult in the sense that thinking is difficult.”
“Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.”

Source : "On Texas" by Ian Frazier, www.newyorker.com. March 24, 2014.

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