"What we make of people, and what we see in the mirror when we look at ourselves, depends on what we know of the world, what we believe to be possible, what memories we have, and whether our loyalties are to the past, the present or the future."

-- Theodore Zeldin

#Life Quotes #Loyalty Quotes #Memories Quotes

“The really important questions in human life are hardly touched upon by psychologists. Do liars come to believe their own lies? Is pleasure the same as happiness? Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved, or not to be able to love?”
“There are other sources, but Wikipedia is a good start.”
“The more you succeed in loving, the more you'll be convinced at the existence of God and the immortality of your soul.”
“I was a very scared child.”
“The first professional game of your career is obviously the biggest, but you still get the jitters, you still get the adrenaline rush before every game. A lot of people don't realize that, but it's true. I have always told myself that if you don't feel those nerves and you're not having fun, you shouldn't be playing. And I always enjoy the competition, the adrenaline rush before a game. And just competing with your buddies at the highest level, every day.”
“Sometimes I would like the opportunity to do character-driven comedy and that's really what I was trying to do in Meet The Parents. I think in a way this is a more old fashioned type of comedy.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Cops never took anything on faith, and disbelieved every story that was told them on principle until and unless they could confirm that the story was fact in all its essentials, and even then remained wary and unconvinced. Cop shops bred skeptics. Skeptics cherished few illusions about human nature, and therefore were seldom disappointed.”
“Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye contact while telling it”

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