Quotes
Authors
Peter Prange
"In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be an equally strong force, perhaps even stronger. Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power over the changeable passions of people, but also power over their thinking, over their minds, hearts and souls." --
Source : Peter Prange (2012). “The Philosopher's Kiss: A Novel”, p.66, Simon and Schuster
Peter Prange
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“I cheated a lot, because I just couldn't sit and do homework. I usually sat next to someone extremely smart.”
“Men are not very good at loving, but they are experts at admiring and respecting; the woman who goes after their admiration and respect will often come out better than she who goes out after their love.”
Source : Florence King (1990). “Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye”, p.50, Macmillan
“The pursuit of excellence is less profitable than the pursuit of bigness, but it can be more satisfying.”
“I hadn't had any course work in ceramics. I had no courses in art education but I wasn't going to let this chance to have a job pass me by. I went out and learned and I stayed one step ahead of the students by reading and I got to be pretty proficient at throwing on the wheel and making my own glazes, ordering the chemicals and having the students go out and dig and process their clay, and doing things that they weren't teaching at Howard University. So Talladega College opened up my whole sensibility about experimental teaching.”
Source : Source: www.aaa.si.edu
“'Handsome' means many things to many people. If people consider me handsome, I feel flattered - and have my parents to thank for it. Realistically, it doesn't hurt to be good-looking, especially in this business.”
Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I just wish this social institution [religion] wasnt based on what appears to me to be a monumental hoax built on an accumulation of customs and myths directed toward proving something that isnt true.”
“I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.”
“And in today already walks tomorrow.”