"It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn."

-- Tahar Ben Jelloun

#Country Quotes #People Quotes #Accepting Quotes

“It's a business of relationships. I mean that's exactly what Hollywood is to me, and I'm lucky enough to work with the same people over and over again.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Who reads Incessantly, and to his reading brings not A spirit and judgment equal or superior, (And what he brings what need he elsewhere seek?) Uncertain and unsettled still remains, Deep versed in books and shallow in himself, Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys And trifles for choice matters, worth a sponge, As children gathering pebbles on the shore.”
“If there is no solace in the fruits of our research, there is at least some consolation in the research itself. Men and women are not content to comfort themselves with tales of gods and giants, or to confine their thoughts to the daily affairs of life; they also build telescopes and satellites and accelerators and sit at their desks for endless hours working out the meaning of the data they gather.”
“We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity.”

Source : "Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, A Gentleman and a Scholar". Los Angeles Times, June 28, 1949.
“I admire anyone who isn't afraid to take risks and try out things that aren't usually looked at as "normal." Right now I'm very into chic, classy looks. Chanel is one of my favorite brands; they really capture what a classic woman is.”
“In 1980 I was a red kid and no one could have said anything bad about the Soviet Union. At least this is how my grandfather used to remember me. Around 1981, I became a pro-capitalist person and it stuck.”

Source : "Helmut Schmidt on global warming". Lubos Motl's blog, motls.blogspot.nl. June 5, 2007.
“You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms.”
“When a person says only what others love to hear, he is largely liked; but if he loves to say what he likes only, then others hardly hear him.”

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