"Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it."

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Source : Blaise Pascal (2010). “Thoughts, Letters and Minor Works”, p.307, Cosimo, Inc.

Blaise Pascal

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“I've always found that when you're trying to create illusions with sound, especially in a science fiction or fantasy movie, that pulling sounds from the world around us is a great way to cement that illusion because you can go out and record an elevator in George Lucas's house or something, and it will have that motor sound.”

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“It is almost impossible to convince people who are under the influence of ideological bigotry that whose whom they regard as belonging to the enemy species are human.”
“It's not a one time heroic moment but is living each day with bravery.”
“The more a person feels skilled, the more her moods will improve; while the more challenges that are present, the more her attention will become focused and concentrated.”
“I think a lot of people - to be candid about it - are like, if Donald Trump can be president, so can I. And I think there's a whole crop, a new generation of people who aren't on the tip of anyone's tongue, just like Bill Clinton wasn't on anyone's tongue; just like a lot of people didn't expect Barack Obama to take off like he did. I think we will have a lot of new people running, and there are obviously a lot of fantastic people who have run before, or standard-bearers, right. All right. So, I think there's just going to be a ton of those people.”
“Knowledge is not to be taken from four types of people: a foolish person who openly acts foolish, even if he reports the most narrations; an adherent of bid'ah who calls to his desires; a person who lies, even if I don't accuse him of lying in hadith; and a righteous pious worshiper who does not accurately retain what he narrates.”
“My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town.”
“Letâ€™s think of reverence as awe, as presence in and openness to the worldâ€¦Try walking around with a child whoâ€™s going, â€˜Wow, wow! Look at that dirty dog! Look at that burned-down house! Look at that red sky!â€™ And the child points, and you look, and you see, and you start going, â€˜Wow! Look at that huge crazy hedge! Look at that teeny little baby! Look at the scary dark cloud!â€™ I think this is how we are supposed to be in the world â€“ present and in awe.”

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