"Immortality no longer interests the weary old man at all."

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Milan Kundera

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“If we surrendered to earth's intelligence we could rise up rooted, like trees.”

Source : Rainer Maria Rilke (2005). “In Praise of Mortality: Selections from Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies and Sonnets to Orpheus”, Riverhead Books (Hardcover)
“I think the Democratic Party realizes, having lost two presidential elections, we need to do a better job of creating a farm team.”

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“I think two people with strong points of view can appreciate each other even more.”
“You've got to put a lot of hard work in and it's not just in the swimming pool. You've got to look after yourself, you've got to sleep well and you've got to recover between the sessions, whether that's resting or getting the right food inside you. I always try to get the best out of myself and strive for perfection.”
“The first stage of this tranquility consists in silencing the lips when the heart is excited. The second, in silencing the mind when the soul is still excited. The goal is a perfect peacefulness even in the middle of the raging storm.”
“I can concede that the government has no knowledge of the people, but I believe the people know less of the government. There are useless officials, evil, if you like, but there are also good ones, and these are not able to accomplish anything because they encounter an inert mass, the population that takes little part in matters that concern them.”
“The Bible is the Word of God in such a way that when the Bible speaks, God speaks.”
“There is no finer investment for any community than putting milk into babies.”

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