Want is one only of five giants on the road of reconstruction; the others are Disease, Ignorance, Squalor, and Idleness. – Baron William Henry Beveridge
I desire not to desire, for my will is without value, since I am ignorant in any case. Therefore choose Thou for me what thou knowest to be best and do not put my perdition in what my autonomy and free choice prefer. – Bayazid Al-Bistami
When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even out virtues. – Honore de Balzac
Shooting a film is like a kismet quest. You have thirty days and you need magic to happen. So thats why I wear suits. Im praying to the gods, and Im doing everything I can to respect the powers of the world. – Mike Mills
To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. – William Blake