"I am tired of the litany of months, September October I am tired of the way the seasons keep changing, mimicking the seasons of the flesh which are real and finite."

-- Linda Pastan

#Real Quotes #Tired Quotes #Flesh Quotes

“Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it”
“Those with power are frequently least aware of -- or least willing to acknowledge -- its existence [and] those with less power are often most aware of its existence.”

Source : Lisa Delpit (2013). “Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom”, p.37, The New Press
“Not till the poets among us can be "literalists of the imagination"-above insolence and triviality and can present for inspection, "imaginary gardens with real toads in them." shall we have it.”
“To a naturalist nothing is indifferent; the humble moss that creeps upon the stone is equally interesting as the lofty pine which so beautifully adorns the valley or the mountain: but to a naturalist who is reading in the face of the rocks the annals of a former world, the mossy covering which obstructs his view, and renders indistinguishable the different species of stone, is no less than a serious subject of regret.”

Source : James Hutton (1997). “Theory of the Earth: With Proofs and Illustrations, in Four Parts”, p.46, Geological Society of London
“There is no peace like the peace of those whose minds are possessed with full assurance that they have known God, and God has known them, and that this relationship guarantees Godâ€™s favor to them in life, through death and on for ever.”
“I have no problem being with people of different nationalities.”
“One has to devote oneself to a particular pursuit. To be successful at anything, you have to make a total commitment to it.”

Source : "Stephen Frears: 'Audiences aren't fools - their judgement is crucial'" by Nick Fraser, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2010.
“A fantasy can be equivalent to a paradise and if the fantasy passes, better yet, because eternal paradise would be very boring.”

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