Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature. – Joseph Addison
Animals, in their generation, are wiser than the sons of men but their wisdom is confined to a few particulars, and lies in a very narrow compass. – Joseph Addison
The circumstance which gives authors an advantage above all these great masters, is this, that they can multiply their originals; or rather, can make copies of their works, to what number they please, which shall be as valuable as the originals themselves. – Joseph Addison
A true quotation cannot be divorced from the character who uttered or scribbled it; it should say as much about the person quoted as about the particular subject referred to, and for this reason an anthology of quotations should be a kind of portrait gallery. – Robert Andrews, The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations, “Introduction”
For the last 10 years, Ive felt increasing pressure to stop shooting film and start shooting video, but Ive never understood why. Its cheaper to work on film, its far better looking, its the technology thats been known and understood for a hundred years, and its extremely reliable. – Christopher Nolan