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It is the eternal truth in the political as well as the mystical body, that, where one member suffers, all the members suffer with it. Junius
He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger. Salvatore Quasimodo
..the best of life is life lived quietly, where nothing happens but our calm journey through the day, where change is imperceptible and the precious life is everything. John McGahern
To set out for rehearsals in that quivering quarter-hour is to engage conclusions, not beginnings, for one walks past the guilded hallucinations of poverty with a corrupt resignation touched by details, as if the destitute, in their orange-tinted back yards, under their dusty trees, or climbing into their favelas, were all natural scene designers and poverty were not a condition but an art. Deprivation is made lyrical, and twilight, with the patience of alchemy, almost transmutes despair... Derek Walcott
William Howard Taft quote: "The world is not going to be saved by legislation."
The world is not going to be saved by legislation. William Howard Taft
Friedrich Nietzsche quote: "We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced..."
We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once. Friedrich Nietzsche
If you stop complaining and asking for what you never will get, you will have a good life. A good life is not measured by any biblical span. Ernest Hemingway
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And if real life was like the movies, I should have lived happily ever after. Piper Laurie
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Pleasure is the only thing one should live for, nothing ages like happiness. Oscar Wilde
Audrey Hepburn quote: "Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is..."
Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first. Audrey Hepburn
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At my age, no one is married, no one has kids, no one has a career. Lena Dunham
It's up to the courage of the filmmakers to make art in cinema, not just business. John was rejected by studios, he borrowed money and did movies with his own money. You're either courageous or not. You have to find a way. Ben Gazzara
In Hungary, acting is a career for which one fits himself as earnestly as one studies for a degree in medicine, law, or philosophy. Bela Lugosi
I know you're frustrated that he's keeping you locked up like this, but don't give him too bad a time when he gets back. He loves you more than you know. It terrifies him to be away from you. Stephenie Meyer
Tim Allen quote: "You are a sad, strage little man."
You are a sad, strage little man. Tim Allen