"There is, I think, nothing in the world more futile than the attempt to find out how a task should be done when one has not yet decided what the task is."

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Source : Alexander Meiklejohn (2005). “Education Between Two Worlds”, p.17, Transaction Publishers

Alexander Meiklejohn

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“Then I went through a whole bunch of crap with my lousy movies and pop records. I had people behind me kind of steering me in that direction, but it wasn't really my bag.”
“I do not come to God so that Jesus can give me what I want. But I must come to God so that Jesus will grant me what I need.”
“You're looking exceptionally ugly tonight, Madam, is it because we have company?”

Source : Alfred Jarry (2007). “The Ubu Plays: Includes: Ubu Rex; Ubu Cuckolded; Ubu Enchained”, p.22, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“Hollywood is the backdrop of my family, and I know that the movie business is incredibly cruel as you get older.”
“Lord, please give me big ears and a thoughtful mind. Teach me to ask well and see it through otherâ€™s eyes.”
“I don't believe I've ever cuddled my elses.”
“If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.”
“I've always said fantasy is sort of 'stealth philosophy'.”

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