"And isn't it a bad thing to be deceived about the truth, and a good thing to know what the truth is? For I assume that by knowing the truth you mean knowing things as they really are."

-- Plato

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“Claire was struggling through last summerâ€™s diary volume when Myrnin popped in through the portal, wearing a big floppy black hat and a kind of crazy/stylish pimp coat that covered him from neck to ankles, black leather gloves, and a black and silver walking stick with a dragonâ€™s head on it. And, on his lapel was a button that said, If you can read this, thank a teacher.”
“I think when you get on with the actors that you're working with, even if you do have really intimate scenes, as long as you get on well, and have a bit of a laugh while doing it, then it's fine.”
“There is the opportunity to do more and better if you're smaller and more nimble.”
“When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching - they are your family.”

Source : Jim Butcher (2007). “Proven Guilty: A Novel Of the Dresden Files”, p.304, Penguin
“In its most fundamental sense, execution is a systematic way of exposing reality and acting on it. Most companies don't face reality very well. ... Realism is the heart of execution, but many organizations are full of people who are trying to avoid or shade reality. Why? It makes life uncomfortable.”
“All highly competent people continually search for ways to keep learning, growing, and improving. They do that by asking WHY. After all, the person who knows HOW will always have a job, but the person who knows WHY will always be the boss.”
“England's always expecting. No wonder they call her the Mother Country”
“The trouble with a lot of artists today is that they have too much technique and equipment. They don't know what to do with it all. If you cut down on it, you can work more strongly within narrower limits.”

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