"The ancient Greeks were the first ones to say an unexamined life is not worth living. They don't tell you of course what we found out, an examined life not that fascinating either."

-- Colin Quinn

#Greek Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Life Is Quotes

“I am damnably sick of Italy, Italian and Italians, outrageously, illogically sick.... I hate to think that Italians ever did anything in the way of art.... What did they do but illustrate a page or so of the New Testament! They themselves think they have a monopoly in the line. I am dead tired of their bello and bellezza.”
“People's live are expressed in little details....The soap in the bathroom, the flowers in the garden, the books on the bedside table are all strong symbols of a life in progress. You look at these details and a world unfolds - here are their books, the paintings they cherish, the music that soothes their souls.”
“Unless an age too late, or cold Climate, or years, damp my intended wing.”
“You can't find the sound if you just love sleep.”
“Life is like the dice that, falling, still show a different face. So life, though it remains the same, is always presenting different aspects.”
“Don't you hate people who drink white wine? I mean, my dear, every alcoholic in town is getting falling-down drunk on white wine. They think they aren't drunks because they only drink wine. Never, never trust anyone who asks for white wine. It means they're phonies.”
“She commands who is blest with indifference.”
“I grew up in a very small house with five brothers and sisters and my parents, all with one little bathroom. And from as early as I can remember, seven, eight years old, I was listening to music to get a way from it all. Then the discovery of all this amazing stuff that became more than just getting away from it, it became a part of my DNA.”

Source : "The GQ+A: John Varvatos on His New Book 'John Varvatos: Rock in Fashion'". Interview with Scott Christian, www.gq.com. October 17, 2013.

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