"Life isn't just addition and subtraction. There's also the accumulation, the multiplication, of loss, of failure."

-- Julian Barnes

#Loss Quotes #Subtraction Quotes #Accumulation Quotes

“To early man, trees were objects of awe and wonder. The mystery of their growth, the movement of their leaves and branches, the way they seemed to die and come again to life in spring, the sudden growth of the plant from the seed - all these appeared to be miracles as indeed they still are, miracles of nature!”
“I wish to God she had had an M-4 in her office...”

Source : "Connecticut school shooting reignites gun control debate". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. December 16, 2012.
“I say to my breath once again, little breath come from in front of me, go away behind me, row me quietly now, as far as you can, for I am an abyss that I am trying to cross.”
“When we dehumanise and demonise our opponents, we abandon the possibility of peacefully resolving our differences, and seek to justify violence against them.”
“You always absorb a lot from a great actor. What you want, as an actor, no matter where you are in your career, is a partner who's going to bring everything they have to the scene.”
“It's important for everybody to have somewhere to go. Men and women need purpose [in life].”

Source : "Police Academy Week: a chat with actor/memoirist Steve Guttenberg". Interview with Nathan Rabin, www.avclub.com. May 7, 2012.
“We don't have an eternity to realize our dreams, only the time we are here.”
“Sometimes you have to find the passion. It comes from the inside... Everyone has to find it for themselves.”

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