"Empires fall, ids explode, great symphonies are written, and behind all of it is a single instinct that demands satisfaction."

-- Sherwin B. Nuland

#Fall Quotes #Symphony Quotes #Demand Quotes

“My early paintings weren't that good - I was very influenced by Francis Bacon. But there was a kind of intensity there. And however influenced they may have been by other people, even my earliest paintings were recognisably my own.”
“The diffusion of a universalist culture and of a pedagogy of peace appears more than ever to be the path that we must follow for the salvation of all nations on earth.”
“All I want is to have my peace of mind”

Source : "Song: Peace of Mind (Boston)". April 1977.
“Sometimes a movie series that becomes popular can be a blessing and curse because you get known for that. People don't give you a chance, after that... I'm a big proponent of getting somebody that you always admire and giving them a chance to do something else because they can redefine themselves.”
“My parents, especially my mother, were no influence on me whatsoever.”
“It is known that the best nations have always been those which concede the greatest amount of liberty to women.”
“Once we were happy in our own country and we were seldom hungry, for then the two-leggeds and the four-leggeds lived together like relatives, and there was plenty for them and for us. But the Wasichus came, and they have made little islands for us and other little islands for the four-leggeds, and always these islands are becoming smaller, for around them surges the gnawing flood of the Wasichu; and it is dirty with lies and greed.”
“Basketball is a great mystery. You can do everything right. You can have the perfect mix of talent and the best system of offense in the game. You can devise a foolproof defensive strategy and prepare your players for every possible eventuality. But if the players donâ€™t have a sense of oneness as a group, your efforts wonâ€™t pay off. And the bond that unites a team can be so fragile, so elusive.”

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