"Next to the striking of fire and the discovery of the wheel, the greatest triumph of what we call civilization was the domestication of the human male."

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Source : Max Lerner (1959). “The Unfinished Country”

Max Lerner

#Fire Quotes #Discovery Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“There's a presumption that somehow you calculate beforehand whether something is going to be good politically or not. I simply don't.”
“To endeavor to work upon the vulgar with fine sense is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor.”
“I will try to make a doll of Oksana with a little dog.”
“There was the gaudy patch of sunflowers beside the west gate of the palace of the Prince of Ombria, that did nothing all day long but turn their golden-haired, thousand-eyed faces to follow the sun.”
“Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Out loud I said I had two children. Silently I said three. I always felt like apologizing to her for that.”
“As far as movies, I love 'The Notebook.' I always say that I wish I could play Rachel McAdams' character. She's amazing. That's the movie every girl wants to be in.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I try and eat good. On the road, that's next to impossible. And we eat a lot of unhealthy things when we're in Texas - that's what you do there.”

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