"Americans have discovered the fragility of life, that ominous fragility that the rest of the world either already experienced or is experiencing now with terrible intensity."

-- Jose Saramago

#Fragility Quotes #World Quotes #Intensity Quotes

“For my part, I can compare her (a gossip) to nothing but the sun; for, like him, she knows no rest, nor ever sets in one place but to rise in another.”
“Now deep in ocean sunk the lamp of light, And drew behind the cloudy vale of night.”
“The race of gods and men is one, and from one mother we both draw our breath. Yet all the difference in our power holds us apart, so that man is nothing, but the brazen floor of heaven is eternally unshakable.”
“Show me a smile, and I'll show you one back.”
“I believe that detente was having almost the opposite effect of what was intended. What was intended was to sort of end the contest for power and to stop Soviet expansion, especially by military means and the military build-up, the military contest”
“Conservation is a positive exercise of skill and insight, not merely a negative exercise of abstinence and caution.”
“... God allows the wheat and the tares to grow up together, andthe tares frequently get the start of the wheat and kill it out. The only difference between the wheat and human beings is that the latter have intellect and ought to combine and pull out the tares, root and branch.”
“My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids!”

Source : "Exclusive: Ariel Winter of Modern Family". Interview, www.seventeen.com. February 16, 2011.

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