Nobody grows old
merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years
may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Samuel Ullman
At
times to be silent is to lie.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936) Spanish philosopher and writer
Those
who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts,
without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element
of despair even in their consolation, believe only in the God idea, not God
Himself.
Miguel de Unamuno y Jugo (1864-1936) Spanish philosopher and writer
To
say that war is madness is like saying that sex is madness: true enough, from
the standpoint of a stateless eunuch, but merely a provocative epigram for
those who must make their arrangements in the world as given.
John Updike (b. 1932) American writer
Life
is like an overlong drama through which we sit being nagged by the vague
memories of having read the reviews.
John Updike (b. 1932) American writer
In
Peter Ustinov (b. 1921) English actor, author, director
I
am rather unfriendly toward the Marxists, as I am towards those who persecute
them, simply because they regard the unit by which one judges
human behavior as the mass, and I really believe the individual is much more
important than the mass. In fact, the mass is really composed of individuals
that have momentarily lost their voice, which is a sad state of affairs.
Peter Ustinov (b. 1921) English actor, author, director Spartacus,
interview for Criterion Edition release
Love is an act of endless
forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Peter Ustinov (?)