"But down through the centuries, man has developed a mind that separates him from the world of reality, the world of natural laws. This mind tries too hard, wears itself out, and ends up weak and sloppy. Such a mind, even if of high intelligence, is inefficient. It drives down the street in a fast-moving car and thinks its at the store, going over a grocery list. Then it wonders why accidents occur."

-- Benjamin Hoff

#Moving Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Reality Quotes

“I wanted to write and then I saw Pierrot and I understand that I could express myself in a more... Also probably, I had an intuition that if I was going to only write, I will stay in one room all the time and never go out. I felt that if I was going to make movies, I would have to communicate with people and it would be good for me.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“People ask me all the time: 'What is it like to be a woman at Google?' I'm not a woman at Google, I'm a geek at Google. And being a geek is just great. I'm a geek, I like to code, I even like to use spreadsheets when I cook.”
“In every form of art, you really want the experience of the images to transcend the medium, for the medium to disappear into the greater experience of viewing the work. So that you forget you are looking at a painting, or a photograph.”
“Silence is the best response to a fool...”
“And when somebody knows you well, well there's no comfort like that. And when somebody needs you, well there's no drug like that.”

Source : Song: London Rain, Album: Siren
“Legends were not only for the desperate. Legends were for the brave. (Soren)”

Source : Kathryn Lasky (2010). “Guardians of Ga'Hoole Collection: Legend of the Guardians”, p.158, Scholastic Inc.
“The source of genius is imagination alone, the refinement of the senses that sees what others do not see, or sees them differently.”
“In the end, that's what this election is about. Do we participate in a politics of cynicism or a politics of hope?”

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