"The desire to impress is an efficient means of bringing out oneâ€™s least impressive qualities."

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Source : "Confessions of a Conjuror". Book by Derren Brown, 2009.

Derren Brown

#Mean Quotes #Desire Quotes #Quality Quotes

“Illinois then had no legislation providing compensation for accident or disease caused by occupation.”

Source : Alice Hamilton, (2013). “Exploring the Dangerous Trades - The Autobiography of Alice Hamilton, M.D.”, p.92, Read Books Ltd
“Who would have predicted a century ago that the richest civilizations in history would be made up of polluted tracts of suburban development dominated by the private automobile, shopping malls, and a throwaway economy? Surely, this is not the ultimate fulfillment of our destiny.”
“The world is yours, as well as ours, but in the last analysis, it is yours. Young people, full of vigour and vitality, are in the bloom of life, like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Our hope is placed on you...The world belongs to you. China's future belongs to you.”
“You know, I've been to some superstars' houses, and I've been really disgusted when I see their platinum discs hanging in the toilet. They're just there on the walls glaring at you when you're trying to be occupied with other things.”
“A hacker is someone who enjoys playful clevernessâ€”not necessarily with computers. The programmers in the old MIT free software community of the 60s and 70s referred to themselves as hackers. Around 1980, journalists who discovered the hacker community mistakenly took the term to mean â€œsecurity breaker.â€”
“akenâ€™ is a really difficult project because it was a big surprise for everybody.”
“We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I know I shall not live very long. But why is that so sad? Is a festival more beautiful because it lasts longer? My sensuous perceptions grow sharper, as if I were supposed to take in everything with the few years that will be offered to me ... And now love will still blossom for me before I depart, and if I've painted three good pictures, then I shall leave gladly with flowers in my hand and my hair.”

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