"A large portion of human beings live not so much in themselves as in what they desire to be. They create what is called an ideal character, in an ideal form, whose perfections compensate in some degree for the imperfections of their own."

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Source : Edwin Percy Whipple (1875). “Success and Its Conditions”, p.186

Edwin Percy Whipple

#Character Quotes #Perfection Quotes #Desire Quotes

“I think sharing experiences is a great thing in order to change things in society.”
“I've always been a very lucky guy. A lot of crazy things have happened in my career, but I guess the first big break was when I moved to Mexico City from Chihuahua.”
“Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get.”
“That's the only thing I feel like, "No, no, no, no - I know the way. I know the way. I know where you are and you need to come with me, and we need to take care of our skin."”

Source : "Grace And Frankie's June Diane Raphael on the joy of calling Donald Trump a 'little bitch'". Interview With Alex McLevy, tv.avclub.com. March 22, 2017.
“It is a gross overstatement, but in chess, it can be said I play against my opponent over the board and against myself on the clock.”
“Do not let either the medical authorities or the politicians mislead you. Find out what the facts are, and make your own decisions about how to live a happy life and how to work for a better world.”
“A star appeared...and was momentarily eclipsed by some movement.”
“To be a film director is not a democracy, it's really a tyranny. You're the head of the project, for better rather than worse. I write the film and I direct the film, I decide who's going to be in it, I decide on the editing, I put in the music from my own record collection.”

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