"Fame lulls the fever of the soul, and makes Us feel that we have grasp'd an immortality."

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Source : Joaquin Miller (1871). “Songs of the Sierras”, p.118

Joaquin Miller

#Soul Quotes #Fever Quotes #Fame Quotes

“If you would rise, do so alone.”
“I think actors are divided into two groups: one that wants to be an actor to become famous and rich, and the other that wants to be an actor because they have to be. I'm more in the second group.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.”
“The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive.”
“It comes down to risk, again and again. If you risk coming out, if you risk making pictures that arenâ€™t good, you might discover something in a photograph that is the key. The very doorway to your own interest.”
“I find doing speeches nerve wrecking.”
“It had never gotten old for him, flying. Never gone boring. Every engine start was a new adventure, guiding the spirit of a lovely machine back into life; every takeoff blending his spirit with its own to do what's never been done in history, to lift away from the ground and fly.”
“If the government fails to listen to your demands, then you will decide what is best for you.”

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