"The dim roar of London was like the bourdon note of a distant organ"

-- Oscar Wilde

#London Quotes #Notes Quotes #Organs Quotes

“Putin described Kiev is the mother of Russian cities. These - the Russian people view Ukraine as an extension of Russia. And so there is a sense that Putin really will do whatever it takes, even in the face of overwhelming, diplomatic, and economic pressure to defend what he sees as Russia's vital interest. And I think when we're trying to understand what's going on in Ukraine we have to keep that in mind. This isn't a simple case of Putin agitating for a fight.”
“Fall forward, in your failing, and rise up with a soul on fire!”
“There is no moment without some duty.”
“You can't look at the tax cut on a family until you realized how - how much better off they're going to be in a growing economy.”

Source : Source: www.realclearpolitics.com
“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”
“To be worth making at all a journey has to be made in the mind as much as in the world of objects and dimensions. What value can there be in seeing or experiencing anything for the first time unless it comes as a revelation? And for that to happen, some previously held thought or belief must be confounded, or enhanced, or even transcended. What difference can it make otherwise to see a redwood tree, a tiger, or a humming bird?”

Source : Ted Simon (1984). “Riding Home”
“Buddhists and Christians contrive to agree about death Making death their ideal basis for different ideals. The Communists however disapprove of death Except when practical.”

Source : William Empson (1984). “Collected poems”, Chatto & Windus
“If I stretch my arms and wonder where my fingers are - that is all the space I need as a painter.”

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