"There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance."

-- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#Life Quotes #Success Quotes #Fate Quotes

“We love without heeding reason, and cease to love in the same manner.”
“They (animals) are not just living things; they are beings with lives... that makes all the difference in the world...next time you are outside...notice the first bird you seeâ€¦you are beholding a unique individual with personality traits, an emotional profile, and a library of knowledge built on experienceâ€¦what you are witnessing is not just biology, but a biography.”
“When you work as hard as you can and as much as you can to make your first album, and you don't make any money, then you change things.”
“The way I figure it, we know we got this world, so live in this one while youâ€™re here. I figure the next one will take care of itself.”

Source : Tom Spanbauer (2007). “Now Is the Hour”, p.85, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“I was teased if I brought my books home. I would take a paper bag to the library and put the books in the bag and bring them home. Not that I was that concerned about them teasing me - because I would hit them in a heartbeat. But I felt a little ashamed, having books.”
“With everyone born human, a poet - an artist - is born, who dies young and who is survived by an adult.”
“I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.”
“The present struggle seems less about abolishing big government than about who gets to use it.”

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