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George Bernard Shaw

"This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead of a feverish, selfish little clod of ailments and grievances, complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it what I can. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations."

-- George Bernard Shaw

#Selfish Quotes #Long Quotes #Joy Quotes

“It is my hope that photography may fall in line with all the other arts and with her infinite possibilities, do things strange and more fascinating than the most fantastic dreams.”
“This time of year, I live and breathe the beach. My cheeks feel raw with the wind throwing sand against them. My thighs sting from the friction of the saddle. My arms ache from holding up two thousand pounds of horse. I have forgotten what it is like to be warm and what a full nightâ€™s sleep feels like and what my name sounds like spoken instead of shouted across yards of sand. I am so, so alive.”
“How does one happen to write a poem: where does it come from? That is the question asked by the psychologists or the geneticists of poetry.”

Source : allen tate (1953). “the man of letters in the modern world”
“I always knew she was being funny, but when I tell my therapist that my mom played the trust game with me and let me fall on the ground, my therapist does not find that funny. She's like, "That's the reason for everything! That's why you have such a hard time with trust!" And I'm like, "I don't really have a hard time with trust. I thought it was funny."”
“I have friends from rock stars to Rastas; I don't even know what an unexpected friend is.”
“We move through the day like two hands of a clock: sometimes we overlap for a moment, then come apart again, carrying on alone. Everyday exactly the same: the tea, the burnt toast, the crumbs, the silence.”
“Okay. So, apparently I find burly Indian men attractive. What's wrong with that?”
“I know that plans and reality may be two different things, but I think my demands on life are minimal.”

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