#place

God cannot approve of a system of servitude, in which the master is guilty of assuming absolute power - of assuming God's place and relation towards his fellow-men. ↗

— Gerrit Smith

#absolute power #approve #assuming #cannot #fellow-men

Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed who feels what is happening. Unless one has placed oneself on the side of the oppressed, to feel with them, one cannot understand. ↗

— Simone Weil

#cannot #crushed #crushing #feel #feels

Normally as a director, you do look at other films and things that are relevant. But with this film, it became impossible because I became so aware of the camera placement. ↗

— Peter Weir

#became #because #camera #director #film

There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected. ↗

— Elijah Wood

#also #anymore #away #because #being

Être architecte n'est pas seulement construire, c'est créer de larges espaces avec peu de place. ↗

— Yannick Heywang

#architecture #construction #création #créativité #créer

I Love You in that Big, Over the Edge, Deep Dark Way. ↗

— Amanda Woodward

#melrose-place #love

In Rome there is a pathological shortage of small coins. For change, the little shops tend to use candy. ↗

— Dorothy Dunnett

#places #change

...The heart mourns people and places and returns to them in dreams... ↗

— John Geddes

#mourning #people-and-places #dreams

There's nothing more dangerous than someone who wants to make the world a better place. ↗

— Banksy

#dangerous #save #world #danger

What's the big deal with France? How come everyone wants to go there? Let me tell you about France. Their music sucks. Their movies suck. Their berets suck. Their croissants are pretty good, but the place overall still sucks.My family went there once on the way to visit Dad's homeland family. EuroDisney. Need I say more? ↗

— David Levithan

#humor #places #family