Edward Hallett Carr Quotes
If we can widen the range of experiences beyond what we as individuals have encountered, if we can draw upon the experiences of others who've had to confront comparable situations in the past, then - although there are no guarantees - our chances of acting wisely should increase proportionately.
Quotes to Explore
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If I don't get healthy food, my staff cooks for me.
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I think a lot of officers go into that line of work because they have a calling for it. But at some point, they find themselves in the middle of their lives having seen some of the darkest things that are just unimaginable to the rest of us.
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I dream about doing a film about once a week.
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I don't let other people tell me what to do. Well, unless it's my mum.
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It's true that immigrant novels have to do with people going from one country to another, but there isn't a single novel that doesn't travel from one place to another, emotionally or locally.
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I have a naive outlook on life. That's who I am.
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Nature scarcely ever gives us the very best; for that we must have recourse to art.
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For a long time, I thought it was all down to dedication, hard work, and visualising doing well - that worked for a bit, but then it stopped. I've realised you have to be more practical and mature to make things actually happen.
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For my own health, I thought it was better to eat a plant based diet. I'm going to be 60 soon and I have boundless energy and I feel really good, so I'm all for it.
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Don't let the incidents which take place in life bring you low. And certainly don't whine. You can be brought low, that's OK, but don't be reduced by them. Just say, 'That's life.'
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I often find myself unsatisfied with books 'about' Indians because they are written from the viewpoint of non-Indians.
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I got what I have now through knowing the right time to tell terrible people when to go to hell.
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Nice things are nicer than nasty ones.
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You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve.
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Since when did the American Dream become the American Guarantee?
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Consciousness is the mere surface of our minds, of which, as of the earth, we do not know the inside, but only the crust.
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Well you've got a job and I've heard it before, and you're in the same line as Pussy Galore.
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Happiness and unhappiness are in the heart and spirit of each one of us: If you feel unhappy, then place yourself above that and act so that your happiness does not get to be dependent on anything.
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If we can widen the range of experiences beyond what we as individuals have encountered, if we can draw upon the experiences of others who've had to confront comparable situations in the past, then - although there are no guarantees - our chances of acting wisely should increase proportionately.
