"Barbarisation may be defined as a cultural process whereby an attained condition of high value is gradually overrun and supersededby elements of lower quality."

-- Johan Huizinga

#Quality Quotes #Decay Quotes #Elements Quotes

“Today I felt like a part of something awesome, the human race. I know it can be ugly; it really is in so many ways. But today there was nothing ugly to see, just people trying to be better. And maybe that's the key. Not resolutions and forgotten promises, but instead a commitment to do this year a little better than the last. I'm feeling good about this one. I really am.”
“NEEMO missions are a challenging and exciting aspect of astronaut training. The research we conduct during those missions allows us to test new technologies and exploration concepts in conditions similar to the ones we'll experience in space. They are a great opportunity to help me expand my knowledge and develop new tools for future space exploration.”
“And what if I fail?" "Ah! Then you'll have a story to tell.”

Source : Julie Orringer (2010). “The Invisible Bridge”, p.17, Vintage
“I'm a Golden Globe nominee, yes. It's very nice. It's a very nice thing, but I kind of think of all the awards I wasn't ever nominated for, for years and things.”

Source : "Closer - Patrick Marber Q&A" compiled by Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.
“The whole thing about magazines is that, magazines are going to become deeper and more tutorial, and the nature of the magazine is going to change.”
“I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.”
“From the beginning, this has been a faith-based ministry.”
“I believe that the Welfare State redistributes poverty and reduces income. As Karl Kraus once said of psychoanalysis, the Welfare State is the disease which it purports to cure.”

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