“What we're talking about is the endless, gullible elevation of necessary levels of comfort and status and everything else at the complete expense of all around us. It's going to take us a long time to learn how to climb down a little bit from the heights on which we have put ourselves.” LittlesLongBitsLevelsTalkingComfortLittle BitLong TimeEndlessHeightClimbsExpensesConsumerismOverconsumptionElevationGullible Author:Bill McKibben
“Early days, I was a bit racked , particularly when I did Hitler, for CBS . That was hellish. That stayed with me for quite a long time.” LongBitsLong Time Author:Robert Carlyle
“It is curious, isn't it, that things you know well never look dirty and dilapidated-other people's old furniture looks shabby and moth-eaten. “I would never have that horrible old couch in my room,” you say. But your own old couch is every bit as bad and you are not disgusted with its appearance; it is your friend, you see, and you remember it when it was new and smart. Friends that you have known for a long time and love very dearly never seem to grow old.” PeopleKnowsWellsLooksLongSeemsRememberGrowsBitsRoomsKnownLong TimeSmartAnd LoveAppearanceHorribleCuriousDirtyFurnitureCouchesMothsDisgustedTime And LoveShabby Author:D.E. Stevenson
“I had a good, sound upbringing with sensible people around me. I was brought up by intelligent parents. My mother always said to me, "You've got to work at your career and you've got to be good at it. Okay, you've had a bit of success but that's not longevity. You've got to really work for a long time."” PeopleLongSaidMotherBitsParentSoundCareersLong TimeOkayIntelligentBe GoodSensibleLongevityUpbringing Author:Olivia Newton-John
“Forever is a very long time, especially the bit towards the end.” LongEndsHumorFunnyBitsForeverLong Time Author:Janna Levin