Famous quotes containing the words total, block and/or length:
“... geometry became a symbol for human relations, except that it was better, because in geometry things never go bad. If certain things occur, if certain lines meet, an angle is born. You cannot fail. Its not going to fail; it is eternal. I found in rules of mathematics a peace and a trust that I could not place in human beings. This sublimation was total and remained total. Thus, Im able to avoid or manipulate or process pain.”
—Louise Bourgeois (b. 1911)
“Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruisticallyfor our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralistbut then what isnt?”
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)
“At length I met a reverend good old man,”
—George Herbert (15931633)
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