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And what, O Queen, are those things that are dear to a man? Are they not bubbles? Is not ambition but an endless ladder by which no height is ever climbed till the last unreachable rung is mounted? For height leads on to height, and there is not resting-place among them, and rung doth grow upon rung, and there is no limit to the number. H. Rider Haggard
Charles Bukowski quote: "it's colder than hell (yes) butthe blankets are thin, and the..."
it's colder than hell (yes) butthe blankets are thin, and the pulled-down shadesare as full of holes as love is. Charles Bukowski
And I was yet aware that this was only a moment, that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky. James Baldwin
The umpire had comical news. The congregation had been theoretically spotted from the air by a theoretical enemy. They were all theoretically dead now. The theoretical corpses laughed and ate a hearty noontime meal. Kurt Vonnegut
Marilyn vos Savant quote: "Know how your representatives stand on major national or state..."
Know how your representatives stand on major national or state issues. Marilyn vos Savant
Books on horse racing subjects have never done well, and I am told that publishers had come to think of them as the literary version of box office poison. Laura Hillenbrand
I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing. David Walliams
Freedom is not a reward or a decoration that you toast in champagne. On the contrary, it's hard graft and a long-distance run, all alone, very exhausting. Alone in a dreary room, alone in the dock before the judges, and alone to make up your mind, before yourself and before the judgement of others. At the end of every freedom there is a sentence, which is why freedom is too heavy to bear. Albert Camus
Ethel Merman quote: "The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a..."
The slapdash way producers used to assemble a show seems a little unbelievable when we talk about them now. Ethel Merman
A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it. Maggie Gyllenhaal
Geena Davis quote: "I've always looked up to him, even though he is shorter."
I've always looked up to him, even though he is shorter. Geena Davis
People, who suffer from sadness and suddenly become happy, betray themselves: they stick to happiness, as if to hug, and strangle it out of jealousy. Albert Camus
If you like a person you say 'let's go into business together.' Man is a social animal after all, but such partnerships are fraught with danger. Brian Tracy
Robert Bresson quote: "Model. Two mobile eyes in a mobile head, itself on a mobile body."
Model. Two mobile eyes in a mobile head, itself on a mobile body. Robert Bresson
Christine Taylor quote: "I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated...."
I have no projects on the horizon. I don't feel frustrated. It's a great life lesson for me. Christine Taylor