Derakhshan Pasadena Quotes & Sayings

You learn that existence is legible but that you have to have a critical mind if you're going to read it. — Tony Kushner

I have never come across so many people going to so much effort to do as little as possible. — Grant McLachlan

It's much easier to have one swing thought than many. — Butch Harmon

The refusal to take part in all war under any conditions is an unworldly view bound to remain a sectarian doctrine. It no more challenges the state's authority than the celibacy of priests challenges the sanctity of marriage. — John Rawls

The photographer's intentions do not determine the meaning of a photograph, which will have its own career, blown by the whims and loyalties of the diverse communities that have use for it. — Susan Sontag

Actors become actors because they loved entertaining their family by putting on the lampshade and dancing around as a kid, ... That's not my personality. For me, the fun part of making movies is seeing it as a director sees it. I like the architecture of movies. I like knowing what's coming and working to set that up. — Jodie Foster

We are all capable of living lives characterized by great joy. Within each of us is an amazing human spirit that is strong enough to overcome pain and disappointment. And no matter what our current situation happens to be, or what beliefs we may currently harbor about ourselves, we can tap into that inner strength and wisdom and move forward to create more joy. — Salle Merrill Redfield

The atmosphere of our time is fast being cleared of the fumes and deadly gases that arose during the carboniferous age of theology. — John Burroughs

Extended discourse, whether in the form of novels or expository treatises, presents the mind with a category of stimuli that can guide thinking though a long, complex, and coherent line of reasoning. Books structure ideas almost uniquely: The vocabulary and thought forms that are commonplace in book-length texts are rare in daily conversations. Books present a much wider range of vocabulary, concepts, and inferences than can be found in our daily banter with friends and family members. — Michael E. Martinez

If I'm the president, I will call in all the different political opinions to come together and to make one front to the benefit of Mexico. — Enrique Pena Nieto

But most are fueled by hope. — Allan Wolf

When you're shiny, everyone wants to stand next to you. — Callum Keith Rennie

[we see that] science is eminently perfectible, and that each theory has constantly to give way to a fresh one. — Jules Verne