#now

There will be no end to the troubles of states, or of humanity itself, till philosophers become kings in this world, or till those we now call kings and rulers really and truly become philosophers, and political power and philosophy thus come into the same hands. ↗

— Plato

#call #come #end #hands #humanity

But Satan now is wiser than of yore, and tempts by making rich, not making poor. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#now #poor #rich #satan #tempts

I want to paint Montreal as a rather fantastic city, which it was, because nobody knows today what it was like. And I'm one of the last survivors, or rapidly becoming one. ↗

— Christopher Plummer

#becoming #city #fantastic #i #knows

When I began writing, I didn't read any other children's poets... I didn't want to be influenced until I'd found my own voice. Now I read them all. ↗

— Jack Prelutsky

#began #children #found #i #influenced

I went to school, I went to college. I know how to read. Even though I lack common sense sometimes, I am book smart. ↗

— Nicole Polizzi

#book #college #common #common sense #even

The only way I'd worry about the weather is if it snows on our side of the field and not theirs. ↗

— Tommy Lasorda

#field #i #only #our #side

I'm a very passionate believer in the unity of knowledge. There is one world of reality - one world of our experience that we're seeking to describe. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#describe #experience #i #knowledge #our

Well, it's because I gladly acknowledge some ideas that are part of process theology, but which I think are not tied to all the details of process thought, and are very illuminating and helpful. ↗

— John Polkinghorne

#because #details #gladly #helpful #i

I've produced my own films for twenty years now - it means I have to talk to less people. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#i #less #means #my own #now

You know, essentially when you do a play you're reinterpreting a work of art that already exists. That's not what happens with a movie. ↗

— Sydney Pollack

#art #essentially #exists #happens #know