"We cannot be wise while in the grip of a deep fear. ... This is why demagogues, when seeking our support, will first cause us to fear and hate, knowing when we are in the grip of a great fear, we will abandon common sense and wisdom, we will forsake the hard-won lessons of time and experience."

-- Philip Gulley

#Wise Quotes #Wisdom Quotes #Courage Quotes

“I enjoy research as much as writing so I try to make my stories as fact-based as possible, which I think helps them seem more authentic.”

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“I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's a bunch of crap. People pay to see an actor be himself, whether he plays Hamlet or whatever.”
“It was a joint, which put it one slippery step up from a dive.”
“I will not promise what I cannot deliver. And I will never hide the cost of what I propose.”
“The bad press came because they thought I should fight more. I couldn't get the fights because if I would sign to fight one of King's guys I would be signed to him. I chose not to do that. In hindsight, that might have been a mistake.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I have the same bedroom I've always had. It's clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags me.”
“Bring love and peace and happiness and beautiful lives into the world in my honor. Thank you. Love you.”

Source : Aron Ralston (2004). “Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Basis of the Motion Picture 127 Hours”, p.245, Simon and Schuster
“I've nothing against eye make-up and lipstick. But the fact is that weâ€™re actually living on a planet in space. For me thatâ€™s an extraordinary thought. Itâ€™s mind-boggling just to think about the existence of space at all. But there are girls who canâ€™t see the universe for eye liner.”

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