"Every painting has a weakness and a breaking point, where the essence of a painting lies. In my case it is never in the centre."

-- Luc Tuymans

#Lying Quotes #Essence Quotes #Point Break Quotes

“I was late to understand that chaos and intensity are no subsitute for lasting love, nor are they necessarily an improvement on real life. Normal people are not always boring. On the contrary. Volatility and passion, although often more romantic and enticing, are not intrinsically preferable to a steadiness of experience and feeling about another person.”
“Witticisms are fire-arms, that make a noise and give pain ...”

Source : Eugénie de Guérin (1866). “Letters”, p.37
“This is really a twin tragedy both for the people who were misled over there and for those of us who were misled over here.”

Source : "Reports from the American Associationfor the Advancement of Science". "Science Show" with Robyn Williams, www.abc.net.au. February 25, 2006.
“There is no merit where there is no trial; and till experience stamps the mark of strength, cowards may pass for heroes, and faith for falsehood.”

Source : Aaron Hill (1760). “The Dramatic Works of Aaron Hill, Esq”, p.15
“I got rid of all my Colin Firth movies in case they consider it erotica.”
“Relationship and connectedness are the pre-condition for change. Every meeting, every process, every training program has to get people connected first. Otherwise the content falls on deaf ears. So small groups are an essential building block to any future you want to create.”
“There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”
“Saturday Night Live is hitting me on a regular basis again. This is my fourth decade that I've been lampooned on Saturday Night Live”

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