"There is only one optimist. He has been here since man has been on this earth, and that is man himself. If we hadn't had such a magnificent optimism to carry us through all these things, we wouldn't be here. We have survived it on our optimism."

-- Edward Steichen

#Men Quotes #Optimism Quotes #Earth Quotes

“It was the success of 'Bend it Like Beckham' which got my name out there. 'A Mighty Heart' also helped.”
“I did not grow up in the church. I'm not a church-goer now. I'm a very spiritual person.”
“Loyalty is such a rare quality; but my fans are the most loyal in the world.”
“I needed to go . . . the pull of Everest was stronger for me than any force on earth.”

Source : Biography/Pesonal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“We are seeing the bitterness of elites who wish to lead, confronted by multitudes who do not wish to follow.”
“To an eagle or to an owl or to a rabbit, man must seem a masterful and yet a forlorn animal; he has but two friends. In his almost universal unpopularity he points out, with pride, that these two are the dog and the horse. He believes, with an innocence peculiar to himself, that they are equally proud of this alleged confraternity. He says, 'Look at my two noble friends -- they are dumb, but they are loyal.' I have for years suspected that they are only tolerant.”
“Above all, I will keep an open heart. As I move on the right path I will recieve great happiness as a reward without asking for anything in return.”
“We do not learn first what to talk about and then what to say about it.”

Source : Willard Van Orman Quine, Patricia S. Churchland, Dagfinn Føllesdal (2013). “Word and Object”, p.15, MIT Press

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