"History within itself cannot be transcended. ... In history itself there are only relative victories."

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Source : Ernst Troeltsch (2006). “Christian thought, its history and application”, Walter de Gruyter

Ernst Troeltsch

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“When we talk about the impact inside mathematics, and applications in the sciences, [Mandelbrot] is one of the most important figures of the last 50 years.”
“Everything you've said, everything you want to believe is already true. You may not find some of it for a while, and some of it might take longer than that, but that doesn't stop it from being true this minute!”
“In his fierce, bold determination to see the lives of modern-day slaves up close, Benjamin Skinner reminds me of the British abolitionist of two hundred years ago, Zachary Macaulay, who once traveled on a slave ship across the Atlantic, taking notes. Skinner goes everywhere, from border crossings to brothels to bargaining sessions with dealers in human beings, to bring us this vivid, searing account of the wide network of human trafficking and servitude which spans today's globe.”
“There are no philosophical problems, there is only a suite of interconnected linguistic cul de sacs created by language's inability to reflect the truth.”

Source : "The Sacred Book of the Werewolf". Book by Victor Pelevin, 2008.
“Christoph Waltz is stunning, an insanely nice guy. He is not only a ridiculously good actor, heâ€™s also funny, helpful & a good colleague. I like his work ethic. I mean, the guy has won an Oscar and despite that he is receptive, open-minded & not the least bit snooty. Reese Witherspoon is the same. It may be the nicest cast that I have worked with yet.”
“Why do you have to be the same as the others? ...Most of them are stupid.”

Source : Ken Follett (2012). “Winter of the World”, p.41, Pan Macmillan
“I photograph the things that I do not wish to paint, the things which already have an existence.”

Source : As quoted in an interview "Man Ray: Photographer" published in Camera, edited by Philippe Sers, 1981.
“Fresh air makes me throw up. I can't handle it. I'd rather be around three Denobili cigars blowing in my face all night.”

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