"Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of."

-- Rod Steiger

#Reflection Quotes #People Quotes #Injustice Quotes

“Everything my mother made had to cook for 80 hours, and when she made matzoh balls she didn't know fluffy. Everything sank.”
“Look after the root of the tree, and the fragrant flower and luscious fruits will grow by themselves. Look after the health of the body, and the fragrance of the mind and richness of the spirit will follow.”
“Our sanity depends essentially on a narrowness of vision--the ability to select the elements vital to survival, while ignoring the great truths.”

Source : Josephine Hart (1991). “Damage: a novel”, Alfred A. Knopf
“[While voicing cartoons] you have to lose your sanity and inhibitions and any kind of dignity and just throw yourself around a bit.”
“Most argument, and in fact most conflict, has nothing to do with the present. It's always about the past or the future. People can't agree on the details of what has happened or is going to happen. But we rarely know what has happened, and we never know what is going to happen. What is really at dispute is how we will deal with not knowing.”

Source : Steven Galloway (2014). “The Confabulist: A Novel”, p.115, Penguin
“If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.”
“We tend to look at successful athletes and make them almost bigger than life. I have seen many young men who have achieved greatness. I have also seen those who have come up a little short of their potential. I do know that those who succeed have been able to recognize within themselves the potential to do something well and then work hard to prepare themselves for that eventual opportunity. Others wait for the opportunity to come and then start to work, thus coming up a little short.”
“Itâ€™s the same with people who say, â€˜Whatever doesnâ€™t kill you makes you stronger.â€™ Even people who say this must realize that the exact opposite is true. What doesnâ€™t kill you maims you, cripples you, leaves you weak, makes you whiny and full of yourself at the same time. The more pain, the more pompous you get. Whatever doesnâ€™t kill you makes you incredibly annoying.”

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