“I could not but smile to think in what out-of-the-way corners genius produces her bantlings! And the Muses, those capricious dames, who, forsooth, so often refuse to visit palaces, and deny a single smile to votaries in splendid studies, and gilded drawing-rooms--what holes and burrows will they frequent to lavish their favors on some ragged disciple!” ThinkingWayRoomsStudyProduceGeniusRefuseCornersDenyDrawingFavorsHolesMuseDisciplePalacesSplendidCapriciousDamesRaggedGilded Book:The Complete Tales of Washington Irving Source: The Complete Tales of Washington Irving
“Films that are entertainments give simple answers but I think that's ultimately more cynical, as it denies the viewer room to think. If there are more answers at the end, then surely it is a richer experience.” IfsThinkingGivingEndsFilmSimpleAnswersRoomsEntertainmentDenyCynicalViewers Author:Michael Haneke
“Our chaotic economic situation has convinced so many of our young people that there is no room for them. They become uncertain andrestless and morbid; they grab at false promises, embrace false gods and judge things by treacherous values. Their insecurity makes them believe that tomorrow doesn't matter and the ineffectualness of their lives makes them deny the ideals which we of an older generation acknowledged.” PeopleBelieveMatterYoungValuesRoomsSituationGenerationsEconomicYouthJudgingTomorrowPromiseIdealsEmbraceDenyConvincedInsecurityUncertainChaoticMorbidTreacherousFalse GodsOlder GenerationFalse Promises Author:Hortense Odlum
“I would be the last to deny that the greatest scientific pioneers belonged to an aristocracy of the spirit and were exceptionally intelligent, something that we as modest investigators will never attain, no matter how much we exert ourselves. Nevertheless ... I continue to believe that there is always room for anyone with average intelligence ... to utilize his energy and ... any man could, if he were so inclined, be the sculptor of his own brain, and that even the least gifted may, like the poorest land that has been well-cultivated and fertilized, produce an abundant harvest.” IfsMenBelieveWellsMayHas BeensMatterWould BeLastsSpiritBeliefEnergyRoomsBrainLandProduceIntelligentAverageIntelligenceDenyNeverthelessGiftedModestHarvestExceptionalAttainmentPioneersPoorestAristocracySculptorsExertionInvestigators Author:Santiago Ramon y Cajal