"I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse? You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."

-- Jonathan Safran Foer

#Sadness Quotes #Growing Quotes #Life Learning Quotes

“Fundamentalism is another problem. I mean, Dawkins in a way is almost a fundamentalist himself, of another kind.”

Source : "Atheist Physicist Denounces 'God Particle' Nickname for Higgs Boson" by Jeff Schapiro, www.christianpost.com. April 8, 2013.
“I think that every record label has its trials and tribulations, its ups and downs. The only thing you can do is hope to recognize what it is that makes you great, and to try and continue to capture it.”
“I help design my own tennis clothes.”
“I think when you're on a show that takes place in N.Y.C. but film it in L.A. there is just a vibe that feels wrong.”

Source : "‘Nurse Jackie’ star says lots of changes are coming for nurse Zoe!". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, pagesix.com. March 4, 2010.
“During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different times of course, on the bridge, both of whom asked my permission to sit on the captain's chair.”
“Global warming is such a politically charged issue that we are losing our perspective on the issue and more importantly losing an open forum from which to discuss the issue. If we lose the right or comfort level to openly discuss and debate this issue we will not be able to tackle it efficiently and economically.”
“Words are like gems to me... imagine yourself walking through a very shallow stream and picking up beautiful stones that catch your eye... that's what names are like for me.”
“I never had the chutzpah to just come to L.A. and make it. I didn't have that confidence. I'm always surprised when I get a job.”

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