We live in the tension between neophillia, or attraction to new things, and neophobia, or fear of new things.
— Jonathan Haidt
Like springs, adaptations can only go downhill.
— John Simon
Er - I don' want ter be rude," said Hagrid, staring at her, "but who the ruddy hell are you? — J.K. Rowling
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. — Adlai E. Stevenson II
You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well. — Juan Manuel Fangio
One expected growth, change; without it, the world was less, the well of inspiration dried up, the muses fled. — Charles De Lint
