"The ties of virtue ought to be closer than the ties of blood, since the good man is closer to another good man by their similarity of morals than the son is to his father by their similarity of face."

-- Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable

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“I think that as an individual and as individuals in general, if we can't leave the earth feeling like we left something that someone in the future can use then I don't feel like we've served our purpose on this earth in an effective manner.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action.”
“Turn the key deftly in the oiled wards, And seal the hushed Casket of my Soul.”
“The danger in having modern music tied to a period piece is that hearing something may take you out of the moment.”

Source : Source: www.rogerebert.com
“I used to think if it wasn't possible to be a family man and a totally dedicated artist, I'd rather be the former. I'm an idealist and a romantic.”
“Anyone who writes down to children is simply wasting his time. You have to write up, not down. Children are demanding. They are the most attentive, curious, eager, observant, sensitive, quick, and generally congenial readers on earth.... Children are game for anything. I throw them hard words and they backhand them across the net.”
“His time's forever, everywhere his place.”
“The '60s was the end of the America that the rest of the world liked.”

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