"L'univers?je l'en estime plus depuis que je sais qu'il ressemble a'Â Â une montre; il est surprenant que l'ordre de la nature, tout admirable qu'il est, ne roule que sur des choses si simples. I have come to esteem the universe more now that I know it resembles a watch; it is surprising that the order of nature, as admirable as it is, only runs on such simple things."

-- Bernard le Bovier de Fontenelle

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“The inmates are ghosts whose dreams have been murdered.”

Source : Jill Johnston (1985). “Paper daughter”, Random House Incorporated
“All of the products I take help me feel like I'm getting the maximum amount out of my workouts and out of my practice work. They're a big part of preparing and recovering each week.”
“You want to do things that you watched when you grew up. I grew up on The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Singin' in the Rain. I watched those, over and over again, so of course, I want to do musicals.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I'm a frightened little cat that learned to act like a lion”
“We are apt to mistake our vocation by looking out of the way for occasions to exercise great and rare virtues, and by stepping over the ordinary ones that lie directly in the road before us.”

Source : Hannah More (1840). “The Miscellaneous Works of Hannah More”, p.447
“Our world and our lives have become increasingly interdependent, so when our neighbour is harmed, it affects us too. Therefore we have to abandon outdated notions of 'them' and 'us' and think of our world much more in terms of a great 'US', a greater human family.”
“There is no such thing as 'on the way out' as long as you are still doing something interesting and good; you're in the business because you're breathing.”
“If I had all the money I've spent on drink â€” I'd spend it on drink.”

Source : "Sir Henry at Rawlinson End". Comedy recording by Vivian Stanshall, 1978.

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