"Money, it is often said, does not bring happiness; it must be added, however, that it makes it possible to support unhappiness with exemplary fortitude."

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Source : Robertson Davies (1952). “Tempest-tost”, Clarke Irwin

Robertson Davies

#Support Quotes #Doe Quotes #Fortitude Quotes

“What is it about meter and cadence and rhythm that makes their makers mad?”
“The very odd thing about sagas [...] is that they very rarely mention dry mouths and full bladders.”
“Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy.”
“I gave my life to Christ about 1991.”
“Never do an evil act just because it is trivial; never leave a good act undone just because it's small.”
“We've seen hate groups rise across the country. But we've also seen an increase in the average person, who looks like your doctor, your lawyer, your mechanic, your dentists, starting to say the same types of rhetoric. Sometimes it's a little bit more polished, something the average person who has underlying racism can attach himself to. I'm less concerned about skinheads and Klansmen now than the average person who feels emboldened, and the militia and sovereign-citizen groups who are certainly tied to white supremacist organizations, training in paramilitary camps.”

Source : Source: chicagoist.com
“But the stuff that I do is more like all the comic roles like in The Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus and I just did this Offenbach operetta at the LA Opera. I love it. I just love it. For me, it's like a great mesh of musical theatre and my classical oboe background to be standing on these huge stages with a full orchestra and all the opulence. I'm a complete sucker for the over-the-topness.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“Character is that sum total of moments we can't explain.”

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