"Between highway sounds I heard waves and thought how the curve of the coastline here had sheltered and nurtured live-born sharks, humans, and migrating whales. Here, at the edge of the continent, time and distance stopped; in the lull between sets of waves I could get a fresh start."

-- Gretel Ehrlich

#Distance Quotes #Ocean Quotes #Curves Quotes

“Men are more ready to repay an injury than a benefit, because gratitude is a burden and revenge a pleasure”
“Talk English to me, Tommy. Parlez francais avec moi, Nicole. But the meanings are different-- in French you can be heroic and gallant with dignity, and you know it. But in English you can't be heroic and gallant without being a little absurd, and you know that too. That gives me an advantage.”
“Buddhism has always been a religion for people who've worked their way through a cycle of materialism and still feel discontented and want more, or have questions that their state of prosperity is not answering.”
“If you always do what interests you, at least one person is pleased.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“If, at the end of the day, we need to raise taxes, we should raise taxes.”

Source : "Obama Economic Adviser Says U.S. Should Consider 'Value-Added Tax'". www.foxnews.com. April 07, 2010.
“The poetical language of an age should be the current language heightened.”

Source : Gerard Manley Hopkins (1967). “Selections; chosen and edited by Graham Storey”
“I wanted to create a place where parents can come and find products that are safe for their children, as well as good for the planet.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Do not regret the past. Look to the future.”

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