"Diminish the mass of evils that afflict the human species, increase enjoyment and well-being. And even if the new routes opened up could prolong the average life of mankind by only a few hours, or even a few days, then the scientist, too could aspire."

-- Antoine Lavoisier

#Average Quotes #Evil Quotes #Affliction Quotes

“In those same decades, most UFO sightings were made in the daytime and frequently at close range, when shapes and surface features could be distinguished, thus making positive identification of normal sights easier and the descriptions of unusual sights more detailed. When all normal explanations had been eliminated, the witnesses could concentrate on those aspects of the experience which were most abnormal.”
“A work is finished when an artist realizes his intentions.”
“Don't be afraid to lose him, because if a man truly loves you, he's not going anywhere”
“It is far easier to write an angry letter than to go and say angry things to another person - because as soon as we look in one another's faces we can see the other point of view.”

Source : Colin Wilson (1985). “The essential Colin Wilson”
“I used language because I wanted to offer content that people - not necessarily art people - could understand.”

Source : Interview with Kiki Smith, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 26, 2012.
“But I have an African or Indian approach to what I find. I like to make use of everything. I can't bear to throw things away - a nice wine bottle, a nice box. Sometimes I feel like a wizard in Toytown, transforming a bunch of carrots into pomegranates.”
“Maybe some guys were looking at that ranking a little bit too seriously.”
“If you beat metal long enough, it turns to steel.”

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