"And yet we are but tenants. Let us assure ourselves of this, and then it will not be so hard to make room for the new administration; for shortly the great Landlord will give us notice that our lease has expired."

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Source : ""Rip Van Winkle": The Autobiography of Joseph Jefferson".

Joseph Jefferson

#Death Quotes #Giving Quotes #Tenants Quotes

“Contrary to a tenacious myth, France is not owned by California pension funds or the Bank of China, any more than the United States belongs to Japanese and German investors. The fear of getting into such a predicament is so strong today that fantasy often outstrips reality. The reality is that inequality with respect to capital is a far greater domestic issue than it is an international one.”
“Some people dream of having a big swimming pool. With me, itâ€™s closets”
“Pay attention to the intricate patterns of your existence that you take for granted.”
“Failure is not an option!”

Source : "Gene Kranz, former flight director for NASA". CNN Chat Room, www.cnn.com. April 11, 2000.
“Half the time I feel like I'm appealing to the downer freaks out there. We start to play one downer record after another until I begin to get down myself. Give me something from 1960 or something; let me get up again. The music of today is for downer freaks, and I'm an upper.”
“There are people who love on weekends to go out when the sun comes out. I just want to lie in bed and watch sports and relax.”
“August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.”
“That was one of the reasons I became a writer - I never really had that many friends. I would read a lot, and listen to music. And that was my life.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

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