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“They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the notion of a divine and benevolent creator.”
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“although science could pinpoint the exact spot in the brain that ignites rage, they had yet to identify the location that produces love.”
Source : Erich Segal (2013). “Doctors”, p.218, Hachette UK
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“A moral lesson is better expressed in short sayings than in long discourse.”
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“Fit men walking around and bathing, it would be just like being in Ancient Rome [on a footballers dressing room”
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“The way I see it, when you put the uniform on, in effect you sign a contract. And you don't back out of a contract merely because you've changed your mind. You can still speak up for your principles, you can still argue against the ones you're being made to fight for, but in the end you do the job.”
Source : Pat Barker (1993). “Regeneration”, p.27, Penguin
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“They absorb carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and give out oxygen. What could be more desirable? And they look good in the bargain. Stop chopping down the rain forests and plant more saplings, and we're on our way.”
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“I’m interested in vernacular cultures, where people lived a little closer to the source of materials and the making of objects for use. And for me, not to rely strictly on the history of art has always been an interesting process, to be looking into areas that we call craft and trades.”
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“I think it's sinful to give the audience material it knows already, whether the material is about race relations or the car culture or the depiction and placement of a candy bar.”
Source : Interview with Richard Thompson, www.screeningthepast.com. 1977. 
