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“Habitual liars invent falsehoods not to gain any end or even to deceive their hearers, but to amuse themselves. It is partly practice and partly habit. It requires an effort in them to speak truth.”
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“Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are of the arrogant generations who believe a lasting happiness was promised to us at birth. Promised? By whom?”
Source : Amin Maalouf (2008). “Origins: A Memoir”, p.342, Macmillan
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“Don't think you haven't lived long enough to have a story to tell.”
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“You know, I did not like being famous. It was a stressful and ugly time, and I'm glad it's over.”
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“Is it possible to have an endless series of successes without falling on our faces? I suppose it is, but I think it would entail doing the same things over and over again without taking chances, without taking risks or exploring our limits, without finding out what we can and can't do.”
Source : Alan Arkin (2011). “An Improvised Life: A Memoir”, p.30, Da Capo Press
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“Even Stravinsky does not evoke the same public affection as Verdi.”
Source : Charles Rosen (2002). “Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist”, p.231, Simon and Schuster
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“Love is the best, most insidious, most effective instrument of social repression.”
Source : Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1986). “The Marriage of Maria Braun”, p.202, Rutgers University Press
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“Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.”
