#otherwise

The monsters of our childhood do not fade away, neither are they ever wholly monstrous. But neither, in my experience, do we ever reach a plane of detachment regarding our parents, however wise and old we may become. To pretend otherwise is to cheat. ↗

— John le Carre

#become #cheat #childhood #detachment #ever

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. ↗

— Aldo Leopold

#community #integrity #otherwise #preserve #right

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm. ↗

— Idries Shah

#enlightenment #little #must #otherwise #overwhelm

For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise? ↗

— Ann Bancroft

#act #always #being #even #every

I enjoy my job as long as I can create a character, otherwise it's boring. ↗

— Javier Bardem

#character #create #enjoy #i #i can

I knew I had to be the best at something, otherwise I would be nothing. I knew I wanted the world to know about Brigitte Bardot. ↗

— Brigitte Bardot

#best #had #i #knew #know

Creative Artists Agency put together a project of extraordinary mediocrity and colossal stupidity. Otherwise, it was great. ↗

— Mikhail Baryshnikov

#artists #colossal #creative #extraordinary #great

Everyone knows we get paid a lot of money, so why pretend otherwise? ↗

— Catherine Zeta-Jones

#get #knows #lot #money #otherwise

You have to keep hobbies in L.A. Otherwise, it's sad. ↗

— Lake Bell

#keep #otherwise #sad #you

An adversarial family law system raises the stakes unnecessarily high, exacerbates the antagonism of the couples concerned, and is directly responsible for making it impossible for couples who would otherwise have reconciled to do so. ↗

— Louis de Bernieres

#antagonism #concerned #couples #directly #family