"Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it."

-- Elizabeth Strout

#Live Life Quotes #People Quotes #Moments Quotes

“We must not forget that â€¦ monetary policy all over the world has followed the advice of the stabilizers. It is high time that their influence, which has already done harm enough, should be overthrown.”
“Deep in my soul, I've been so lonely, all of my hopes fading away. I've longed for love, like everyone else does, I know I'll keep searching after today.”
“The parts of me that used to think I was different or smarter or whatever, almost made me die.”
“I suddenly discovered that acting made girls notice me.”
“How do you make a dimmed light bright again? Remove the interference. How do you increase health in a dis-eased person? The same way!”
“One may have a right to be unconventional and even eccentric, so long as one is fully competent and a decent person; but one's ideal as a professor should be to conduct oneself as an admirable human being: just, kind, tolerant, competent, committed, and good-humored.”
“After my father had seen me in five or six things, he said, Son, your mother and I really enjoyed your recent film, and I must say that you're a lot like John Wayne. And I said, How so? And he said, Well, you're exactly the same in all your roles. Now, as a modern American actor, that's not what you want to hear. But for a guy who watched John Wayne movies and grew up in Iowa, it's a sterling compliment.”
“I think it really holds you back having to think about your image.”

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