"Everything must be recaptured and relocated in the general framework of history, so that despite the difficulties, the fundamental paradoxes and contradictions, we may respect the unity of history which is also the unity of life."

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Source : Fernand Braudel (1982). “On History”, p.16, University of Chicago Press

Fernand Braudel

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“The heart is just the heart; thoughts and feelings are just thoughts and feelings. Let things be just as they are.”
“We do not accost a physician as we do any mere nobody; nor a magistrate as we do a private individual. We try to get some advantage from the skill of the one and the position of the other. Walk in the sun, and your shadow will follow you, whether you will or not.”
“If everything is noted, all your emotional difficulties will disappear. When you feel happy, don't get involved in happiness. When you feel sad, don't get involved with it. Whatever comes, don't worry, just be aware of it.”
“Appealing workplaces are to be avoided. One wants a room with no view, so imagination can meet memory in the dark.”
“We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new ideas now.”
“When you have a lot of resources, the most important thing is to have had good parents and to have been brought up by people who gave one the proper values.”
“Until they hired a Latina to write for Laurel [in How to Get Away with Murder], I was scared that she was going to fall into stereotypes.”

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“What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.”

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