"In the eighteenth century it was often convenient to regard man as a clockwork automaton. In the nineteenth century, with Newtonian physics pretty well assimilated and a lot of work in thermodynamics going on, man was looked on as a heat engine, about 40 per cent efficient. Now in the twentieth century, with nuclear and subatomic physics a going thing, man had become something which absorbs X-rays, gamma rays and neutrons."

-- Thomas Pynchon

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“Our audience is young and vibrant; we retain our previous following; we are three generations into it. Unlike other bands that are very demographically specific, who they appeal to and who their fans are, we're the antithesis of that. If you see your younger brother or a parent of yours or a neighbor at most rock concerts, that's not cool but with us and kids, it's a tribal gathering. Whether it's kids or neighbors - they're all part of a secret society.”
“I always felt, and still feel, one of my best strengths as a director is having been an actor for a long time. Nobody knows actors and their insecurities and strengths and everything more than somebody who's done it before.”

Source : "Paul Feig And John Francis Daley Talk Filmmaking And Remember 'Freaks And Geeks'". Interview with John Francis Daley, www.forbes.com. January 5, 2015.
“My biggest fear is love and getting hurt in love but still believing.”
“There is a vast intelligence running this world, and everything is in order; nothing is missing”
“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
“With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and 60.”

Source : "The summer 2015 sunglasses rules - six essential style tips" by Hannah Marriott, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2015.
“Prostitution reinforces all the old dumb clichÃ©s about women's sexuality; that they are not built to enjoy sex and are little more than walking masturbation aids, things to be DONE TO, things so sensually null and void that they have to be paid to indulge in fornication, that women can be had, bought, as often as not sold from one man to another. When the sex war is won prostitutes should be shot as collaborators for their terrible betrayal of all women.”

Source : "Damaged Gods: Cults and Heroes Reappraised". Book by Julie Burchill, 1986.
“Just make sure your intentions are not pretensions.”

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