"Fiction is a potent agent for good--in the hands of the good."

-- Suzanne Curchod

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“The greatest wisdom is to make the enjoyment of the present the supreme object of life; because that is the only reality, all else being merely the play of thought. On the other hand, such a course might just as well be called the greatest folly: for that which in the next moment exists no more, and vanishes utterly, like a dream, can never be worth a serious effort.”
“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness”
“My dad was dead, so these streets had to raise me.”
“If you run a country and want to put it on the global map you don't have so many choices. You can get the Olympics, the World Cup or a Formula One race. And the first two are only every four years - and you have them only once.”

Source : Source: www.formula1.com
“Putting gloves on the fighters was a symbolic change that suggested that we were now making it a civilized sport, and it was no longer this crazy gladiatorial throwback to ancient Rome. It's even in our language: If you want to get serious and violent, what do you do? You "take the gloves off." Bare-fisted is supposedly a much more dangerous way to hit someone. But we've got it completely backward. The glove is a weapon. It massively accentuates the ability of the fist to do harm.”
“People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their audiences want.”
“Well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone.”
“I find it fascinating to see other people's photos on social media but I don't upload pictures myself. I don't even know how to. I'm completely digital-phobic.”

Source : Source: www.ft.com

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