"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past.... Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past."

-- George Steiner

#Past Quotes #Mirrors Quotes #Other Cultures Quotes

“I'm extremely busy and running around requires a lot of energy.”

Source : "Kung Fu Hustle - Stephen Chow interview". Interview with Jack Foley, www.indielondon.co.uk.
“To be an artist, one must . . . never shirk from the truth as he understands it, never withdraw from life”
“A practical girl never pines; she takes action.”

Source : Adriana Trigiani (2012). “The Shoemaker's Wife”, p.130, Simon and Schuster
“Rules and school are tools for fools! I don't give two mules for rules.”
“French women don't have too many clothes - a few good pieces that last for a while and are classic and timeless.”
“Make sense who may. I switch off.”
“Reason offers us many possibilities at once. Intuition infallibly chooses the best. Remember this and you cannot err; you will always make the right choice.”
“Man pines to live but cannot endure the days of his life.”

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