"Therefore the misfortune which comes to man as a result of the fact that he was a child is that his freedom was first concealed from him and that all his life he will be nostalgic for the time when he did not know it's exigencies."

-- Simone de Beauvoir

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“I surely haven't only dealt with film people. As a lawyer, I also fought against evictions, or worked on leases - the unglamorous side of the business.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“The long history of mankind is studded with convergences, perhaps most notably in social systems and the use of artefacts and technology. But for human history, set in the arrow of time, there appears to be one intolerable stumbling-block. This is the catastrophic failure in human values and decency.”

Source : "The Crucible of Creation". Book by Simon Conway Morris, 1998.
“Prayer is speaking to God - but sometimes He uses our times of prayerful silence to speak to us in return.”
“For the plain people of Ireland... If your car's got a puncture, and you know its got a puncture and its still got a puncture after two weeks, then you don't know how how to change a tyre.”
“You have to take positions on bills. There is no button for maybe or possibly.”
“What I tell people is be the best version of yourself in anything that you do. You donâ€™t have to live anybody elseâ€™s story.”

Source : "NBA MVP Stephen Curry Seizes The Moment And Delivers His Message" by Jerry Barca, www.forbes.com. May 8, 2015.
“If we compare the two, Facebook is currently a superior place to market a product like Slide. Twitter is more like a general distribution agent. It's like broadcast radio.”
“It is not patriotic to decide to destroy a new president who was duly elected by an overwhelming margin. It is un-patriotic to resolve to destroy that presidency.”

Source : "A Senator Without Constituents". Interview with Mark Byrne, www.gq.com. February 20, 2012.

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