"Even the West has known the architecture of empty space, whose object, for thousands of years, has been less to construct divine houses, than to create sacred places, to seize upon mystery and to immerse man in it-whether by raising the cyclopean pedestal that surrounds him with stars, or by hollowing out the sanctuary that wraps him in haunted night."

-- Andre Malraux

#Stars Quotes #Night Quotes #Men Quotes

“The hope of free people in a frightened world is the values which people put ahead of inventions when their backs are to the wall. These values are beauty, truth, goodness and having a faith, all of which are bombproof.”
“Even slight elevations in blood sugar have been shown to increase the risk of Alzheimer's disease.”
“My goal isn't so much genre, or fact-based or not fact-based. I just want to work on projects that I think could be great.”
“You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.”
“Everyday I strive to, at least, recognise my short-comings and the things I have to do to be the best person that I can possibly be.”
“The chemistry was still there. To me, that was the biggest thing: Would the chemistry be there? Can we really go ahead and do this? And it was obvious within the first moment of plugging in the instruments that the magic was still there. It was a fantastic feeling.”
“One of the most sublime experiences we can ever have is to wake up feeling healthy after we have been sick.”
“Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you'll call me.”

Source : Sam Donaldson (1988). “Hold On, Mr. President”, Fawcett Books

You may also like: