"Hope, like faith, is nothing if it is not courageous; it is nothing if it is not ridiculous."

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Source : "The Eighth Day". Book by Thornton Wilder, 1967.

Thornton Wilder

#Faith Quotes #Hope Quotes #Fear Quotes

“I am absolutely ecstatic about it, ... To say you are one of the 50 favorite villains and one of the 50 favorite heroes in the history of American motion pictures, that is unbelievable, and I felt very honored.”
“I am interested in beauty when it has something special and mysterious.”
“Tis emblematic, the rose of youth and health soon fades when watered by the tear of affliction.”

Source : Susanna Rowson (2015). “Charlotte Temple”, p.10, Sheba Blake Publishing
“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way. Persecution is used in theology, not in arithmetic, because in arithmetic there is knowledge, but in theology there is only opinion. So whenever you find yourself getting angry about a difference of opinion, be on your guard; you will probably find, on examination, that your belief is going beyond what the evidence warrants.”

Source : Bertrand Russell (2009). “Unpopular Essays”, p.99, Routledge
“Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.”
“You don't have to push or pull or fight or win, the struggle is illusory. Sometimes or rather, all times, you just have to be.”
“I've never crashed a wedding. When I was a kid I, of course, used to crash parties. Crashing a wedding is difficult though because you have to have the suit, and you have to have information in case someone catches you. You have to know at least some names and something.”
“To die for the racists is lighter than a feather, but to die for the people is heavier than any mountain and deeper than any sea.”

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