"Why is a picture of something real eventually more exciting than the thing itself?"

-- Jamaica Kincaid

#Real Quotes #Exciting Quotes

“If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something of a lock on the House until a redistricting occurs after 2010, particularly as a result of what DeLay did in Texas.”

Source : "My Interview with CAP President John Podesta". Interview with Jonathan Singer, www.blueoregon.com. March 04, 2005.
“I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.”

Source : "Fictional character: Arwen". "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring", www.imdb.com. 2001.
“If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, life would not be worth living”

Source : Henri Poincare (2012). “The Value of Science: Essential Writings of Henri Poincare”, p.318, Modern Library
“It is obvious that humanity faces existential threats of a global nature. They are global in the sense that is not possible to deal with them unless we resort to global governance.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“I was reminded of the Sydney Harris cartoon that said 'adding two numbers that have not been added before does not constitute a mathematical breakthrough'.”
“There is always the need to carry on.”
“How can you smell this good after the kind of crappy day we've had?" "I sweat perfume. Like all girls.”
“Projections are just bullshit. They're just guesses.”

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