"You can no more keep a martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss there. The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth and one of the shortest-lived."

-- Bernard DeVoto

#Life Quotes #Kissing Quotes #Earth Quotes

“I even do my ready-to-wear samples like couture.”
“It's not art for art's sake, it's art for my sake.”
“About midnight the fog shut down again denser than before. One could almost "stand on it." It continued so for a number of days, the wind increasing to a gale. The waves rose high, but I had a good ship. Still, in the dismal fog I felt myself drifting into loneliness, an insect on the straw in the midst of the elements.”

Source : Joshua Slocum (1985). “The Voyages of Joshua Slocum”, p.238, Sheridan House, Inc.
“Learning to play with a big amplifier is like trying to control an elephant.”
“I like computers. It's the first time that I am endorsing a computer brand. I am very computer savvy, so this is certainly up my ally.”
“Composing is not a profession. It is a maniaa harmless madness.”

Source : 1951 I Am a Composer.
“Without God, reality is madness. Reason will tell you so. You either madly trust in God, or you trust in a world gone mad without him.”

Source : Geoffrey Wood (2011). “Leaper: The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily-Super Hero”, WaterBrook
“The child's personality is a product of slow gradual growth. His nervous system matures by stages and natural sequences. He sits before he stands; he babbles before he talks; he fabricates before he tells the truth; he draws a circle before he draws a square; he is selfish before he is altruistic; he is dependent on others before he achieves dependence on self. All of his abilities, including his morals, are subject to laws of growth. The task of child care is not to force him into a predetermined pattern but to guide his growth.”

Source : Arnold Gesell, Frances Lillian Ilg (1951). “Infant and Child in the Culture of Today: The Guidance of Development in Home and Nursery School (From the Former Clinic of Child Development, School of Medicine at Yale University)”

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