#owl

We have today a fairly thorough knowledge of the early Greco-Roman period because our motivations are the same. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#early #fairly #knowledge #motivations #our

G. I. Gurdieff, "Beelzebub's Tales to His Grandson" So-and-so-and-so-must-be; do-not-do-what-must-not-be. Mullah's favorite saying. p. 598 ↗

— Gurdieff

#being #humor #inspirational #observation #outlook

We seem to be a long way off from the kind of Fascism which we behold in Italy today, but we are not so far from the kind of Fascism which Mussolini preached in Italy before he assumed power, and we are slowly approaching the conditions which made Fascism there possible. ↗

— John T. Flynn

#assumed #before #behold #conditions #far

If Turkey is prepared to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, then its leaders can proceed immediately to direct dialogue with its counterparts in Armenia to define a common vision for the future. ↗

— Mark Foley

#armenia #armenian #armenian genocide #common #counterparts

The real difference between a man's scientific judgments about himself and the judgment of others about him is he has added sources of knowledge. ↗

— Edward Thorndike

#added #between #difference #him #himself

If I have enough ego to say I'm a writer, a director, a producer, and an actor, I should have the energy and the knowledge to write a scene for this great actor named Henry Fonda and direct him in it and have it work. ↗

— Peter Fonda

#direct #director #ego #energy #enough

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability. ↗

— Henry Ford

#experience #hope #independence #knowledge #man

I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I'd actually done it. It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races. ↗

— Sebastian Vettel

#actually #cross #done #drivers #emotional

It is a matter of common knowledge that the government of South Carolina is under domination of a small ring of cunning, conniving men. ↗

— Strom Thurmond

#common #common knowledge #cunning #domination #government

When I was a teenager there was no video in my country. Betamax came to Mexico very slowly. ↗

— Guillermo del Toro

#country #i #mexico #slowly #teenager