"I am prouder of my title 'The Children's Friend' than if I were to be called 'The King of the World'."

-- P. T. Barnum

#Kings Quotes #Children Quotes #World Quotes

“La literatura es la manera mÃ¡s agradable de ignorar la vida.”
“There were between 46 and 52 drone strikes under the [George W.] Bush administration. And now there are over 400 - that's not counting Afghanistan. So this has been tremendously increased under the [Barack] Obama administration.”

Source : Source: progressive.org
“adore, v.t. To venerate expectantly.”
“Nothing exists; even if something exists, nothing can be known about it; and even if something can be known about it, knowledge about it can't be communicated to others.”
“Russia has a long-term interest in Syria. Israel by and large does not have an issue with those long-term interests that Russia has in Syria. Israel has an issue with an Iranian regime that is trying to establish this land bridge, and that openly calls and actively works for Israel's destruction. And if you ask a hundred Israelis what they want to see in Syria, you're going to get 150 answers.”
“There's no operation where you can have your anger cut out. But if you work on yourself, as you get better, you'll be more capable of seeing others as flawed human beings. That makes it easier to forgive.”
“Don't put needless expense into painting a head! Don't try to match tints! Rose and pearly colours blend into each other so that no one can unite them if painted separately. Keep the impression of your subject as one thing!”

Source : William Morris Hunt (1976). “William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing”, Dover Pubns
“My God, I'm four hundred years old and the most I can do is look three hundred.”

Source : Roy Newquist, Joan Crawford (1980). “Conversations with Joan Crawford”

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