The memories of men are too frail a thread to hang history from. – John Still, The Jungle Tide
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I dont think that theres been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and its done them any good. – Rashida Jones
James Joyce is right about history being a nightmare– but it may be that nightmare from which no one can awaken. People are trapped in history and history in trapped in them. – James Baldwin
Cameramen are among the most extraordinarily able and competent people I know. They have to have an insight into natural history that gives them a sixth sense of what the creature is going to do, so they can be ready to follow. – David Attenborough
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. – Douglas Adams, Last Chance to See
I have a much wider, freer view about spirituality. I feel that people need to pursue it on their own, personally. You know, let it be theirs – a personal relationship with their soul, or their God, or with their church. – Peter Jurasik
My dad was a master butcher and I trained to be a butcher when I left school. I didnt enjoy it at the time but I love cooking now, so perhaps I would have been a chef. – Brendan Coyle
