"I think that if people are instructed about anything, it should be about the nature of cruelty. And about why people behave so cruelly to each other. And what kind of satisfactions they derive from it. And why there is always a cost, and a price to be paid."

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Source : "Richard Russo on Painting a Canvas With His Novels". HBO Interview, www.hbo.com.

Richard Russo

#Thinking Quotes #People Quotes #Cost Quotes

“I'm in a position that allows me to do what I want to do, and I do it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Eddie Murphy from Mar 05, 2014
“Why set your heart on a piece ofearth,seek out the source which shines forever.”
“I'm sure Church got some of his ideas from this trip to Europe.”
“My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the Bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together.”

Source : "Sarah Palin Defends ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star’s Anti-Gay Comments As Free Speech" by Cavan Sieczkowski, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 19, 2013.
“For myself, I am interested in science and in philosophy only because I want to learn something about the riddle of the world in which we live, and the riddle of man's knowledge of that world. And I believe that only a revival of interest in these riddles can save the sciences and philosophy from an obscurantist faith in the expert's special skill and in his personal knowledge and authority.”
“His embarassment would have pleased me, but once he recovered, there would be that awkward period that sometimes culminates in a handshake. I didn't want to touch these people's hands or see things from their point of view, I just wanted to continue hating them. So I kept my mouth shut and stared off into space.”
“Art is really people asking the eternal question, "What is it all about?"”
“A philosophy can only be a route to knowledge. It cannot be knowledge crammed down one's throat. If one has a route, he can then find what is true for him. And that is Scientology.”

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