"Throughout the world Dark Ages have scrawled finis to successions of cultures receding far into the past."

-- Jane Jacobs

#Dark Quotes #Past Quotes #Age Quotes

“Gatting at fine leg - that's a contradiction in terms.”
“I think the key to success is vision that adjusts on the way, but doesnâ€™t at all falter. Itâ€™s about not compromising and following your gut to a certain degree, based on knowledge, instinct, etc. And not listening to the naysayers.... You develop strength through adversity. You have to keep moving towards your goal through huge obstacles.”
“From the happy expression on their faces you might have supposed that they welcomed the war. I have met with men who loved stamps, and stones, and snakes, but I could not imagine any man loving war.”

Source : Margot Asquith (1963). “Autobiography”
“I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.”
“I got into the movies by accident. When I got an offer, I thought, 'Let's try this, too.' Everything in my life has happened by trial and error. I didn't even think I would win the Miss India title, so where's the question of thinking I'd come this far.”
“When you Rectify your Relationship with the Creator, He Rectifies your relationship with All of the Creation.”
“My grandfather had been a newspaper reporter, as was my uncle. They were pretty good writers and so I thought maybe somewhere down the line I would do some writing.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“Cicero is dead! Cicero is born! The laughter has filled me, filled me so very completely. I am the laughter. I am the jester. The soul that has served as my constant companion for so long has breached the veil of the Void finally and forever. It is now in me. It is me. The world has seen the last of Cicero the man. Behold Cicero, Fool of Hearts - laughter incarnate!”

You may also like:

Edward Glaeser
Economist
Eric Kierans
Canadian Politician
Jan Gehl
Architect
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist
Le Corbusier
Architect
Lewis Mumford
Historian
Richard Florida
Professor
Robert Moses
Architect
William H. Whyte
Journalist