"Ours is the wild tumult of the unchained storm, the tumult of the army on the march, clashing its cymbals, rioting with excess of energy. Need we be ashamed of it?"

-- Liam O'Flaherty

#Army Quotes #Storm Quotes #Energy Quotes

“Be realistic: Plan for a miracle”
“Turner has outdone himself; he seems to paint with tinted steam, so evanescent and so airy.”

Source : John E. Thornes, John Constable (1999). “John Constable's Skies: A Fusion of Art and Science”, p.181, A&C Black
“There is nothing so great that I fear to do it for my friend; nothing so small that I will disdain to do it for him.”
“I was recently appointed by President Obama to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. I am so excited that the President trusts me to advise him on things that are important to people with disabilities!”
“I think it's an American curse that most of us think we are special. ... everyone believes themselves to be superior to the majority of the population in some way. Sometimes it's their looks, other times their perceived sex appeal (often in obvious defiance of their looks), and other times it is their real or imagined talent for acting, writing, painting or banging on the drums. And because people are so susceptible to flattery, there exists an entire industry made up of scam artists whose sole goal is to fleece the flatterable.”
“The best feeling in the world is to know that you belong to me and you are mine. Every morning that is all I need to know and that itself is enough for me to have a good day.”
“To shine is better than to reflect.”

Source : Gregory Benford (2010). “Timescape”, p.220, Spectra
“A comic can be aesthetically beautiful. I think they captured it beautifully and accurately.”

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