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“Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.”
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“When it seems humanly impossible to do more in a difficult situation, surrender yourself to the inner silence and thereafter wait for a sign of obvious guidance or for a renewal of inner strength.”
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“A tranquil summer sunset shone upon him as he approached the end of his walk, and passed through the meadows by the river side. He had that sense of peace, and of being lightened of a weight of care, which country quiet awakens in the breasts of dwellers in towns.”
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“Waiting is the rust of the soul.”
Source : Carlos Ruiz Zafon (2005). “The Shadow of the Wind”, p.298, Penguin
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“The political system is not for the people. The people are secondary to the economy. It's about what generates money, not about what benefits the people.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“What do we mean by saying that existence precedes essence? We mean that man first of all exists, encounters himself, surges up in the world-and defines himself afterward.”
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“Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake. But, gracious Lord, whate'er shall be, Don't let anyone bomb me.”
Source : John Betjeman (2007). “Tennis Whites and Teacakes”, Hodder & Stoughton
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“But you'd have a job to find many of my poems which would seem to be very influenced by a particular person.”