"Those Victorians: endlessly fascinating, broad in their learning, heroic in their achievements, in parts completely mad."

-- Simon Heffer

#Mad Quotes #History Quotes #Achievement Quotes

“The delicate sensitivity of a frightened rattlesnake.”

Source : Ross Macdonald (2010). “The Way Some People Die”, p.233, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
“I worked for 20 directors as a production designer, most male. I was on the set to witness firsthand a range of sometimes atrocious emotions - well-documented firings, yellings, fights between directors and actors, hookers, abusive things, budget overages, lack of preparation. A man gets a standing ovation for crying because he's so sensitive, but a woman is shamed.”

Source : "The Women of Hollywood Speak Out" by Maureen Dowd, www.nytimes.com. November 20, 2015.
“God is the highest place within each and every one of us. It's our divine self.”
“The reason we constantly discover new truth in Shakespeare is that his complete understanding of the particular includes the universal.”
“There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves.”
“Daydreaming defeats practice; those of us who browse TV while working out will never reach the top ranks. Paying full attention seems to boost the mind's processing speed, strengthen synaptic connections, and expand or create neural networks for what we are practicing.”
“It is easy to love people when they smell good, but sometimes they slip into the manure of life and smell awful. You must love them just as much when they smell foul.”
“I'm not recognized very often, and if I am, it's a die-hard Veronica Mars fan. Which is usually flattering and an honor. I really try not to think about it.”

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