"I realized that even if we went on talking till Judgment Day, I would still find the time all too short."

-- Simone de Beauvoir

#Talking Quotes #Judgment Quotes #Too Short Quotes

“Happiness is above all things the calm, glad certainty of innocence.”

Source : Henrik Ibsen (1983*). “Seven plays”
“I guess really what my goal is is just to enlarge the violin repertoire.”

Source : "Leila Josefowicz: The thrill of the new". Interview with Euan Ferguson, www.theguardian.com. July 24, 2010.
“Brother killing brother, father slaying son. From the looks of this old graveyard, hell nobody really won.”
“Out of silence comes the greatest creativity. Not when we are rushing and panicking.”
“As for poker, I've stayed away from that, even though when I was in Vegas for Ocean's Eleven, I would get accosted by these guys begging me to play. They just want to take my money. They see me, think 'actor' and see some easy money.”
“The negroes are lovers of ludicrous actions, and hence all their ceremonies seem farcical.”

Source : "Curiosities of Literature". Book by Isaac D'Israeli, 1791 - 1834.
“Lady of silences Calm and distressed Torn and most whole Rose of memory Rose of forgetfulness Exhausted and life-giving Worried reposeful The single Rose Is now the Garden Where all loves end Terminate torment Of love unsatisfied The greater torment Of love satisfied End of the endless Journey to no end Conclusion of all that Is inconclusible Speech without word and Word of no speech Grace to the Mother For the Garden Where all love ends.”
“Businessmen are notable for a peculiarly stalwart character, which enables them to enjoy without loss of self-reliance the benefits of tariffs, franchises, and even outright government subsidies.”

Source : Herbert J. Muller (1952). “the Uses of the Past”

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