"The best-concerted schemes men lay for fame, Die fast away: only themselves die faster. The far-fam'd sculptor, and the laurell'd bard, Those bold insurancers of deathless fame, Supply their little feeble aids in vain."

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Source : Robert Blair, Robert Anderson (1802). “The Poetical Works of Robert Blair: Containing The Grave, Etc., to which is Prefixed, A Life of the Author, by Robert Anderson, Accompanied by Prints, Designed and Engraved by W. Gardiner”, p.14

Robert Blair

#Men Quotes #Littles Quotes #Fame Quotes

“What a strange life I lead- a kind of Cinderella-life-half glitter in crystal shoes, half mice and cinders! But it is a wonderful life all the same.”
“To say that Agatha Christieâ€™s characters are cardboard cut-outs is an insult to cardboard cut-outs.”
“You're whatever you think you are. People like to compartmentalize other people. I don't worry about what other people think. I'm not living for them.”

Source : "Meet Being Mary Jane's 'Cutty Buddy,' Thomas Q. Jones". Interview with Demetria Lucas D'Oyley, www.theroot.com. February 24, 2015.
“Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump.”
“Don't use hands to do things that can be efficiently done by the computer.”
“The great non sequitur committed by defenders of the State, is to leap from the necessity of society to the necessity of the State.”
“I admire writers who can remain objective and distanced, but that doesn't seem to be in my toolbox, somehow.”

Source : Source: www.ign.com
“Our brain accepts what the eyes see and our eye looks for whatever our brain wants.”

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