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“I am born hungry. Ravenous. I want to eat the world, and I can never be satiated.”
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“I detest literature. I abominate the theatre. I have a horror of culture. I am only interested in magic!”
Source : Kenneth Tynan, John Lahr (2002). “The Diaries of Kenneth Tynan”, p.21, A&C Black
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“Look at people for an example, but then make sure to do things your way. Surround yourself with positive people.”
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“What is the most precious, the most exciting smell awaiting you in the house when you return to it after a dozen years or so? The smell of roses, you think? No, mouldering books.”
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“The trouble with human beings is not really that they love themselves too much; they ought to love themselves more. The trouble is simply that they don’t love others enough. "The End of Anthropocentrism?”
Source : Mary Midgley (2000). “Utopias, Dolphins and Computers: Problems of Philosophical Plumbing”, p.78, Psychology Press
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“My effort should never be to undermine another's faith but to make him a better follower of his own faith.”
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“Because with time blocking out the bad, memory is always bound to be a bit naive and stupidly optimistic.”
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“If we want the world to be a better place to live, we have to treat it as one unit. If we want economic growth to be pervasive, we have to make people its partners. If we want the process of development to be sustainable, we have to work with the environment.”