People fear what they do not understand, if they do not understand your greatness, they will fear how great you are - Francois Gabbidon #VisionToVenture
I have been studying for forty years, which is to say forty wasted years; I teach others yet am ignorant of everything; this state of affairs fills my soul with so much humiliation and disgust that my life is intolerable. I was born in Time, I live i...
As an actor, sometimes you feel a pressure to change yourself from time to time.
I think women have to change their hairstyle from time to time.
We all need some TLC and to pat ourselves on the back from time to time.
It doesn't hurt to feel sad from time to time.
[W]e talk about the tyranny of words, but we like to tyrannise over them too; we are fond of having a large superfluous establishment of words to wait upon us on great occasions; we think it looks important, and sounds well. As we are not particular ...
He chose The Metamorphosis over The Trial, he chose Bartleby over Moby-Dick, he chose A Simple Heart over Bouvard and Pecuchet, and A Christmas Carol over A Tale of Two Cities or The Pickwick Papers. What a sad paradox, thought Amalfitano. Now even b...
Edwin Land of Polaroid talked about the intersection of the humanities and science. I like that intersection. There's something magical about that place. There are a lot of people innovating, and that's not the main distinction of my career. The reas...
To understand antiquity’s idea of man, we must examine its gods and heroes, myths and legends. In these we find the classical prototype of genuine man. ... the will to greatness, wealth, power and fame. Anything opposed to it falls short of the aut...
Every Inch of the Way is a great page turning adventure which is as close as you can get, without actually saddling up and pedalling yourself into the unknown. It takes real magic to turn a great adventure, into a great book. For one thing, most peop...
Timing is time, time timing.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.
Even ugly faces are worth looking at -- and that is a great comfort for most people.
Of listening children have your fears, for little pitchers have great ears.
The little stars will always shine while the great sun is often eclipsed.
Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been donkeys.
A hand that is ready to hit may cause you great trouble.
Good times are a reminder and a reward for dealing with the difficult and challenging times we all go through. The trick is to celebrate the good times in advance of the difficult times. Always remember, good times await you after the difficult times...
Love kills time and time kills love.
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
