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Emile M. Cioran quote: "Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?"

Glory - once achieved, what is it worth?

Emile M. Cioran

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Catharsis isn't art. You can't rely on catharsis to get a laugh. Because guess what? People do laugh when something's shocking, but that is, to me, the absolute fakest of laughs. That's not something that sustains a television series, or a movie, or even 45 minutes of a stand-up set at Carolines. Mindy Kaling
I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music. Billy Joel
Julia Child quote: "It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's..."
It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it. Julia Child
Voltaire quote: "God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest."
God has punished the knave, and the devil has drowned the rest. Voltaire
Max Cannon quote: "We're going to have the same demographic spread of nutcases..."
We're going to have the same demographic spread of nutcases and the same spread of everybody in between. Max Cannon
Wallace Stevens quote: "We say God and the imagination are one... How high that..."
We say God and the imagination are one... How high that highest candle lights the dark. Wallace Stevens
James MacGregor Burns quote: "Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and..."
Divorced from ethics, leadership is reduced to management and politics to mere technique. James MacGregor Burns
Elizabeth Barrett Browning quote: "Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe."
Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe. Elizabeth Barrett Browning
We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space. Lincoln Davis
They had a year of joy, twelve months of the strange heaven which the salmon know on beds of river shingle, under the gin-clear water. For twenty-four years they were guilty, but this first year was the only one which seemed like happiness. Looking back on it, when they were old, they did not remember that in this year it had ever rained or frozen. The four seasons were coloured like the edge of a rose petal for them. T. H. White
One of the last books I read was 'Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime' by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin. It gives a really good behind-the-scenes look at the campaigns. I didn't ask the president how accurate it was. I wouldn't ask him that. Gary Locke
Tara Lipinski quote: "The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course."
The highlight of my career? The Olympics, of course. Tara Lipinski
I am convinced that much more emphasis should be placed on history. The purpose of history is to learn how human beings react when exposed to the danger of wounds or death... George S. Patton
An introverted person obviously affected by her past. Lived alone, had no sex life, had difficulty getting close to people. Kept her distance, and when she let loose there was no restraint. She chose a stranger for a lover. Steig Larsson
Truman Capote quote: "It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the..."
It should take you about four seconds to walk from here to the door. I'll give you two. Truman Capote