#ward

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

Mankind's true moral test, its fundamental test (which lies deeply buried from view), consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. And in this respect mankind has suffered a fundamental debacle, a debacle so fundamental that all others stem from it. ↗

— Milan Kundera

#buried #consists #deeply #fundamental #lies

I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years. ↗

— Gene Tierney

#hollywood #hungry #i #loved #most

My primary instinct as an actor is not the big transformation. It's thrilling if a performer can do that well, but that's not me. Often with actors, it's a case of witnessing a big party piece but wondering afterwards, where's the substance? ↗

— Colin Firth

#afterwards #big #case #instinct #me

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#forward #government #iraqi #iraqi security #moving

We had to move forward after the war and see the realities. ↗

— Joschka Fischer

#forward #had #move #move forward #realities

An author ought to write for the youth of his own generation, the critics of the next, and the schoolmaster of ever afterwards. ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#author #critics #ever #generation #his

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal. ↗

— Mark Twain

#another #another way #awards #more #noise

The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch. ↗

— Henry Flynt

#carried #culture #dirt #drive #extreme

Given the best of all possible worlds, I would make a few changes. I would place emphasis on increasing the amount of funding that goes into programs like Pell Grants, that purely and simply award funds to students who really cannot afford full tuition. ↗

— Charles Vest

#amount #award #best #cannot #changes