"The great duties of life are written with a sunbeam."

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Source : Sermon, 1751.

John Jortin

#Sunbeams Quotes #Duty Quotes

“When I arrived in America at the end of 1967, my only purpose was to observe (for a couple of months) my idols, which were mostly instrumentalists. I wanted to play jazz, not sing it.”
“When I'm preparing for a swim, I imagine absolutely everything about it: the color of the water, how cold it is, the taste of salt in my mouth. I visualize each and every stroke.”
“You have a choice. You donâ€™t have to be a person who spreads negativity and lies for a living. You can do something good. You can be good. Letâ€™s just make that choice andâ€”it feels better.”
“Apologizing for our past sins may reveal character and for a time lessen anti-Americanism abroad, but if it is done without acknowledging that the sins of America are the sins of mankind, and that our remedies are so often exceptional, then it only earns transitory applauseâ€”and a more lasting contempt that we ourselves do not believe in the values we profess.”

Source : Victor Davis Hanson (2010). “The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern”, p.48, Bloomsbury Publishing USA
“If there wasn't something called acting, they would probably hospitalize people like me.”
“The moment people feel they know what to expect from you, your spell on them is broken.”
“Erudition, like a bloodhound, is a charming thing when held firmly in leash, but it is not so attractive when turned loose upon a defenseless and unerudite public.”
“The Japanese fans always send weird things.”

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