quotes about Middle Ages

“This perversion of the truth, familiar to the artist though it was, always unnerved him afresh and proved too much for him. What was a consequence of the premature ending of his fast was here presented as the cause of it! To fight against this lack of understanding, against a whole world of nonunderstanding, was impossible.”

“I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.”

Source : Interview with Paul Doyle, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2010.

“Generalists, people with moderately strong attachments to many ideas, should be hard to interrupt, and once interrupted, should have weaker, shorter negative reactions since they have alternative paths to realize their plans. Specialists, people with stronger attachments to fewer ideas, should be easier to interrupt, and once interrupted, should have stronger, more sustained negative reactions because they have fewer alternative pathways to realize their plans. Generalists should be the upbeat, positive people in the profession while specialists should be their grouchy, negative counterparts.”

“When you look at athletes, they have fundamentals.”

“Although our war on drugs must be fortified with the best laws, enforcement efforts and resources, we would not be successful without your individual commitment to this cause.”

“We live in a world with so many dangers that we have to be careful whom we trust.”

“It didn't matter that Charlie Chaplin may not have been a great director or a great anything else. He made great movies.”

“Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth.”

“If you're conscientiously seeking approval, you're not being true to yourself.”

“You shouldn't have any betting in the locker room at all, whether it's baseball or it's horses. You can't beat the horses. You can't beat any kind of gambling because they have the odds.”