"Have you ever noticed that when you must struggle to hear something, you close your eyes?"

-- Marilyn vos Savant

#Struggle Quotes #Eye Quotes #Literature Quotes

“What is the difference between God and Bono? God doesn't wander down Grafton Street thinking he's Bono.”
“I think the world is like a great mirror, and reflects our lives just as we ourselves look upon it.”

Source : L. Frank Baum (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of L. Frank Baum (Illustrated)”, p.4750, Delphi Classics
“Only if you sacrifice for a cause will you love it.”
“There's all kinds of reasons that you fall in love with one person rather than another: Timing is important. Proximity is important. Mystery is important. You fall in love with somebody who's somewhat mysterious, in part because mystery elevates dopamine in the brain, probably pushes you over that threshold to fall in love.”
“On Laurence Olivier as Hamlet in a 1948 film: Olivier's idea of introspection was to hood his eyes, dentalize his consonants and let the camera circle his blondined head like a sparrow looking for a place to deposit its droppings.”
“A lot of times, our guides are at the same level that we are at spiritually. We are their jobs, and they are growing through our life experiences. People have this illusion that their guides are all-knowing and all-wise, and why would we need God if we have our guides?”
“I want to talk to the bullied kids of the world. Tell them to hang on, it will get better. Know that an 'Iron Chef,' actors, musicians, artists and all successful people have probably been bullied in their life. And the best part of your life is yet to come. Whatever it takes to live, do it!”
“Everybody learns from traveling. I think we all do.”

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