"In each of us there dwells a mystery, and that mystery is the human personality."

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Source : Jacques Maritain (2012). “Christianity and Democracy, the Rights of Man and Natural Law”, p.65, Ignatius Press

Jacques Maritain

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“The anxiety I feel when I'm late is nothing like the anxiety I feel when I'm on time.”
“There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules.”
“I think I'm still just as conflicted about the war as I always was. On the one hand, I was a soldier carrying out his duty, following his allegiance to his country and to the mission at hand. But yet, there was always this unease plaguing me. "What are we doing here?" "Are we really fixing this country or are we doing more harm than good?" And the most pressing question: "How do we pull ourselves out of this quicksand?" I think I'm still there in that white space you mentioned, trying to get clarity for myself on what this war did to us as a nation.”

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“The flashbacks are parallel for me. You experience two storylines at the same time, and I'm not switching from one time to another.”
“Be patient. Life will offer you another chance as soon as you find calm within, for abundance is born out of calmness.”
“I've noticed that the people who started on film still have the ability to see the person in front of them. Whereas for a lot of photographers who have only ever worked in digital, the relationship between the photographer and the person who they're taking a picture of sort of doesn't exist anymore. They're looking at a computer screen as opposed to the person.”
“It's past parsons to console us: No, nor no doctor fetch for me: I can die without my bolus; Two of a trade, lass, never agree! Parson and Doctor!--don't they love rarely Fighting the devil in other men's fields! Stand up yourself and match him fairly: Then see how the rascal yields!”
“Refusing to grow up is like refusing to accept your limitations. That's why I don't think we'll ever grow up.”

Source : Melody Maker magazine, 1992.

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