"Superstitions and belief in magic are perennial in just the same way as religion, and something near to being universal among mankind; and why this is so may be interesting, but in most cases the beliefs themselves are devoid of interesting content, at least to me."

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Source : "Confessions of a Philosopher: A Personal Journey Through Western Philosophy from Plato to Popper". Book by Bryan Magee, 1997.

Bryan Magee

#Interesting Quotes #Magic Quotes #May Quotes

“Step Up doesn't have to hide anything. These are actually moves that people do. It just so happens that dancers are superheroes. People think there is a lot of wire work or camera tricks, but that's just not the case.”
“The Russians have a lot at stake, and the power of Moscow pride should never be underestimated.”
“I may not be a first-rate composer, but I am a first-class second-rate composer.”
“Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Television. An advanced technical method of stopping people from making their own entertainment.”

Source : "The Devil's Bedside Book". Book by Leonard Rossiter, p. 46, 1980.
“Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.”
“Earlier today, John McCain was in the news. John McCain gave his first press conference since the election. And he said, 'For a lot of people, Sarah Palin was an energizing factor during the campaign.' Unfortunately for McCain, those people are called Democrats.”
“We ran up to them and they gave us hugs, cookies, and chocolate. Being so alone a hug meant more than anybody could imagine because that replaced the human worth that we were starving for. We were not only starved for food but we were starved for human kindness. And the Soviet Army did provide some of that.”

Source : "Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'" ("Liberation & Revenge", 2005), www.imdb.com. 2005.

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