"It is often said that having gone through any kind of suffering tends to makes you appreciate life more and live more in the present. I'm not sure how universal or long-lasting these effects really are."

-- Julian Baggini

#Long Quotes #Appreciate Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“When I do watch shows, or projects that I've been a part of, I'm pretty good at watching them objectively. And that's mostly because I want to see how it came out overall, what the overall story was and how it came together visually, what my mates were doing.”

Source : "‘The Killing’ Star Michelle Forbes Talks Grief, Rain And Season Two". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 13, 2011.
“You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food.”
“Knowledge signifies things known. Where there are no things known, there is no knowledge. Where there are no things to be known, there can be no knowledge. We have observed that every science, that is, every branch of knowledge, is compounded of certain facts, of which our sensations furnish the evidence. Where no such evidence is supplied, we are without data; we are without first premises; and when, without these, we attempt to build up a science, we do as those who raise edifices without foundations. And what do such builders construct? Castles in the air.”
“The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps.”
“Things are changing. They need to change more. It should not be of any note that a woman does something, because women do everything.”
“What about Tom Jones? He's made a million and he's a bloody awful singer.”
“President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.”
“So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them because they're going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted.”

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