"The pull, the attraction of history, is in our human nature. What makes us tick? Why do we do what we do? How much is luck the deciding factor?"

-- David McCullough

#Luck Quotes #Human Nature Quotes #Tick Quotes

“The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line.”

Source : Marion Milner (2011). “A Life of One's Own”, p.33, Taylor & Francis
“If we Americans are split into two meaningful camps, it is not conservative versus liberal. The two camps are the politically awake and the hypnotized.”
“I dont really like simple characters too much; its too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with on screen.”
“My brother-in-law wrote an unusual murder story. The victim got killed by a man from another book.”
“I would have loved to have had a gay dad. At school, there were always kids saying 'my dad is bigger than your dad, my dad will batter your dad!' So what? My dad will shag your dad..and your dad will enjoy it.”
“The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.”

Source : Mary Quant (1966). “Quant”
“If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world.”
“[On her UNICEF work:] I'm glad I've got a name, because I'm using it for what it's worth. ... I do not want to see mothers and fathers digging graves for their children.”

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