Viveiros De Castro Quotes & Sayings

I do not for a moment suggest that Japan should be unmindful of acquiring modern weapons of self-protection. But this should never be allowed to go beyond her instinct of self-preservation. She must know that the real power is not in the weapons themselves, but in the man who wields those weapons — Rabindranath Tagore

We do pretty much whatever we want to. — Philip Johnson

Thou mayest rule over sin,' Lee. That's it. I do not believe all men are destroyed. I can name you a dozen who were not, and they are the ones the world lives by. It is true of the spirit as it is true of battles - only the winners are remembered. Surely most men are destroyed, but there are others who like pillars of fire guide frightened men through the darkness. 'Thou mayest, Thou mayest!' What glory! — John Steinbeck

I recognise my old self in a lot of the letters I get from single women who are unrealistic about what they want. — Mariella Frostrup

Why have I spent so long settling for less when I know damn well the world expects more? — Taylor Jenkins Reid