William Irwin Thompson Quotes

With the emergence of civilization, the rate of change shifted from hundreds of thousands of years to millennia. With the emergence of science as a way of knowing the universe, the rate of change shifted to centuries.

William Irwin Thompson

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ChangeScienceUniverseCivilization

I had always studied French and was obsessed with French films. I hated the way American films always had happy endings. I liked the way French films had dark and unpleasant characters; it was much more realistic.

Jerry Hall

HappyAmericanDarkWayMoreAlways

I did want a boy child because I had this romantic idea that a boy child when he's 16 takes his mother out for dinner.

Jennifer Saunders

MotherRomanticChildDinnerWant

I'm from the old school; hard work pays off.

John David Washington

WorkHard WorkSchoolOldOld School

It was generally believed that Catholics were not interested in arts and science graduate schools. They weren't going to be intellectuals. And so I put the theses to the test. And they all collapsed.

Andrew Greeley

ScienceTestArtsGoingInterested

Man has not really vanquished Shamanism and its spooks till he possesses the strength to lay aside not only the belief in ghosts or in spirits, but also the belief in the spirit.

Max Stirner

StrengthManSpiritBeliefGhosts

You basically have a group of four spies who are chosen for a mission they feel for the fact of how competent they are and how their expertise and they're the right one for the job. But ultimately they find out they've been actually chosen for their incompetence.

Matt LeBlanc

JobFeelMissionYouFindGroup

Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.

Jean Ingelow

GardeningLuckySheHerAgainstDid

To be a lawyer was too boring for me, for my personality.

Monica Bellucci

PersonalityMeLawyerBoringToo

Chicago is fun. We've spent a lot of time there, about 15 years. My wife's parents and family live in Chicago, so that's a big selling point.

Luke Donald

FamilyLiveTimeWifeFunParents

I don't have any blindness when it comes to my money. As an actor, you can get distracted by your work. I do keep an eye on my nest egg, if you will.

Judd Nelson

WorkMoneyEyeEggYouActor

I love the normalcy of Cleveland. There's regular people there.

Drew Carey

LovePeopleClevelandRegular People

Motherhood is wonderful, but it's also hard work. It's the logistics more than anything. You discover you have reserves of energy you didn't know you had.

Deborah Mailman

WorkHard WorkMotherhoodEnergyYou

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