"The American mind, unlike the English, is not formed by books, but, as Carl Sandburg once said to me, by newspapers and the Bible."

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Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1958). “From a writer's notebook”

Van Wyck Brooks

#Book Quotes #Mind Quotes #Said Quotes

“I never really wanted to write and wanted to focus on acting.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“I kind of love coming home and being with family and feeling comfortable and knowing where I come from; I kind of like it.”

Source : "The Education of Julianne Moore and Michael Angarano". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.hollywoodreporter.com. May 1, 2013.
“I think sometimes big budget means explosions! CGI! CGI, the possibilities are so limitless that it begins to be impractical.”
“To come to grips with creativity, I must ask creative, adventurous questions - the kind which, in all likelihood, cannot be answered.”
“Most artists try to break your heart, or they accidentally break their own hearts.But I find the quietness in the ordinary much more satisfying.”
“I prefer to achieve immortality by not dying.”
“When discussing organic evolution the only point of agreement seems to be: â€˜It happened.â€™ Thereafter, there is little consensus, which at first sight must seem rather odd.”

Source : "Evolution: Bringing Molecules into the Fold". Work by Simon Conway Morris, January 7, 2000.
“If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace.”

Source : Ronald Wright (2010). “A Short History Of Progress”, p.129, Canongate Books

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