"Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate."

-- Orson Welles

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“I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him.”
“My soul is possessed by this devil my new name is Rain Man.”
“Overcoming attachment does not mean becoming cold and indifferent. On the contrary, it means learning to have relaxed control over our mind through understanding the real causes of happiness and fulfillment, and this enables us to enjoy life more and suffer less.”

Source : Kathleen McDonald (2011). “How to Meditate: A Practical Guide: Second Edition (Large Print 16pt)”, p.173, ReadHowYouWant.com
“I am a musician. My passion for music has obliterated everything in its path for my entire life. Whenever there was a choice between music and anything else, music won hands down every time. No one person or material thing could ever come close to the feeling I get when the music is right. I am totally committed to my music and my fans.”

Source : FaceBook post by Barry Manilow from May 04, 2017
“It is worth it to me to know I have succeeded based on my abilities and not on my looks or any 'connections.' I've tried not to embody destructive female images in my work.”
“It occurred to Dr. Lecter in the moment that with all his knowledge and intrusion, he could never entirely predict her, or own her at all. He could feed the caterpillar, he could whisper through the chrysalis; what hatched out followed its own nature and was beyond him. He wondered if she had the .45 on her leg beneath the gown. Clarice Starling smiled at him then, the cabochons caught the firelight and the monster was lost in self-congratulation at his own exquisite taste and cunning.”
“The first rule for success? Show up.”
“The very process of living is a continual interplay between the individual and his environment, often taking the form of a struggle resulting in injury or disease.”

Source : René Jules Dubos (1987). “Mirage of Health: Utopias, Progress, and Biological Change”, p.2, Rutgers University Press

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