"In our world of rampant individualisation, relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other."

-- Zygmunt Bauman

#Dream Quotes #Sweet Quotes #Blessing Quotes

“To reach only for that which pleasantly enchants you is the least of imagination, if even imagination at all, by the obvious reality of remaining within your means. The greater of imagination is parallel to risk. It extends beyond your comfort zone or haven, or sense of beauty, or what you personally believe suits you in exploration of what may not.”
“You know, I was a community activist, so I'm used to standing out in front of an elected official's office and protesting.”
“Just because you have stopped sinking doesn't mean you're not still underwater.”

Source : Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). “The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel”, p.8, Simon and Schuster
“The trouble with a great sadness is that it doesn't fit inside your body.”

Source : Manuel Rivas (2010). “Books Burn Badly”, p.94, Random House
“The late Richard Feynman, a superb physicist, said once as we talked about the laser that the way to tell a great idea is that, when people hear it, they say, 'Gee, I could have thought of that.'”
“The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.”

Source : "Earth: Final Conflict". Tv series. Season 3, Episode 14: "Scorched Earth", February 07, 2000.
“You only live once, so I try to say yes to everything.”
“The goal is not to do business with everybody who needs what you have. The goal is to do business with people who believe what you believe.”

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