"The phrase "It's absolutely the same with me, I..." seems to be an approving echo, a way of continuing the other's thought, but that is an illusion: in reality it is a brute revolt against a brutal violence, an effort to free our own ear from bondage and to occupy the enemy's ear by force. Because all of man's life among his kind is nothing other than a battle to seize the ear of others."

-- Milan Kundera

#Reality Quotes #Men Quotes #Echoes Quotes

“There is no more lovely, friendly and charming relationship, communion or company than a good marriage.”
“Everyone's a geek in some way or other. Everyone's an outsider.”
“Certainly Social Security needs to be reformed.”

Source : "State of the Union" with Candy Crowley, www.realclearpolitics.com. February 27, 2011.
“Decide the friends, mentors & leaders you want in your life, in your inner circle, and court them with emotional generosity. Make it matter.”
“Do you understand the difference between dying for something and dying for nothing? The only reason I fought so hard to stay alive in China was because I didn't want to die for nothing. Today, I can die for something. My way, my choice.”
“Without Scientology, I would be in an alley somewhere looking for dope.”
“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future,and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.”
“I don't know if anybody's ever ready for another award season. It's kind of like Christmas.”

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