#use

I've been thinking about the distorted view of science that prevails in our culture. I've been wondering about this, because our civilization is completely dependent on science and high technology, yet most of us are alienated from science. ↗

— Ann Druyan

#alienated #because #been #civilization #completely

By education most have been misled; So they believe, because they were bred. The priest continues where the nurse began, And thus the child imposes on the man. ↗

— John Dryden

#been #began #believe #bred #child

I knew Secrets and Lies was a great film, but I didn't expect it to get the attention it did because none of his other films had and I thought they were just as good. ↗

— Brenda Blethyn

#because #did #expect #film #films

In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now it's real. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#conducting #house #i #i remember #imagination

Recently, I went to a disco with friends, and all the young people were saying, 'Dudamel, we want to go to your concert, but it's impossible because it's sold out.' It's really amazing. ↗

— Gustavo Dudamel

#because #concert #disco #friends #go

We have a group of friends of the museum who try to raise, if they can, periodically something to help us. Of course, the main thing about a building like this is its upkeep. It needs central heating and it needs central air conditioning. ↗

— Katherine Dunham

#air #air conditioning #building #central #conditioning

It's interesting how we often can't see the ways in which we are being strong - like, you can't be aware of what you're doing that's tough and brave at the time that you're doing it because if you knew that it was brave, then you'd be scared. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#because #being #being strong #brave #doing

Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#altogether #anyone #avoiding #because #certain time

I sometimes want to make a book of every tattoo I wanted to get before I actually got a tattoo, because there were so many awful ideas and concepts. ↗

— Lena Dunham

#awful #because #before #book #concepts

The class has become over the years fairly large, running to three hundred or more, but I always insist upon reading all the student folklore collections myself. Although this is a tall order, I look forward to it because I learn so much from it. ↗

— Alan Dundes

#always #because #become #class #collections