"I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed."

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Source : "Genesis". Book by Bernard Beckett, 2010.

Bernard Beckett

#Mind Quotes #Trying Quotes #Faces Quotes

“I think I would just get bored to be honest. Ask any human being if they want to stay in exactly the same job for thirty years they say "No!" The ultimate clichÃ©, 'Variety is the spice of life', is sadly true.”

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“To keep from going stale you must forget your professional outlook and rediscover the virginal eye of the amateur.”
“If you have form'd a circle to go into, Go into it yourself, and see how you would do. They said this mystery never shall cease: The priest promotes war, and the soldier peace.”
“I would just like to say this about all the married people working together on the set: it was just a joy. That is the great joy to go to work with people that you love, whether they be people that you are in love with or people that you just love and be creative and artistic and make things that you want to send out into the world and make people feel good. It was a great environment to work in for me.”
“In the past I faced assassination attempts. I faced harassment, intimidation and prison due to my bold stand on this issue. But these difficult challenges strengthened my faith; strengthened my belief; and strengthened my commitment and devotion to this cause.”
“One must not speak of such things. One is still scarred from that experience.”
“Books may well be the only true magic.”
“Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know.”

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