"We were young, we were merry, we were very, very wise, And the door stood open at our feast, When there passed us a woman with the West in her eyes, And a man with his back to the East."

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Source : Mary Elizabeth Coleridge (1954). “Collected Poems”

Mary Elizabeth Coleridge

#Wise Quotes #Eye Quotes #Men Quotes

“Back 12 years ago, when Dr. Mathews was president here, we had a plan that when I got ready to quit, we'd bring a certain guy in and he'd take over that day and I'd leave. But as time wore on, I realized that wouldn't have been good at all.”
“When leaders betray their people and the people don't overthrow them, it's not just the leaders who should be blamed.”
“Nothing sways the stupid more than arguments they can't understand.”
“When I play it I look out and see people hold on to each other and dance or just couples leaning into each other and kiss. And I'll go: 'You know, I could have worked hard at school and been a dentist. But I'm so glad I didn't.' Because when I look out and see that I feel like the Pied Piper of love.”

Source : "Chris Isaak: 'My advice is: if you've got to be miserable to write great music, then drive a truck!'". Interview With Tim Jonze, www.theguardian.com. March 1, 2012.
“I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness.”
“When I was 17, I came to the U.S. to study Middle Eastern history and politics at Columbia University.”
“Sometimes he will sit on the carpet in front of you, looking at you with eyes so melting, so caressing and so human, that they almost frighten you, for it is impossible to believe that a soul is not there.”
“I hold Angela Merkel in high regard.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

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