"New Yorkers are so impersonal, if it wasn't for muggings there wouldn't be any contact at all!"

-- Robert Orben

#Cities Quotes #Contact Quotes

“Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their victories.”

Source : "Histories" by Polybius, book X, ch. 31,
“Work is holy, sacred, and uplifting when it springs from who we are, when it bears a relationship to our unfolding journey.”

Source : Wayne Teasdale (2010). “A Monk in the World: Cultivating a Spiritual Life”, p.98, New World Library
“My whole childhood was filled with classical music and going to concerts of the New York Philharmonic and other New York ensembles and organizations, but interestingly, I didn't become conscious of wanting to be a musician until I was about 11. I was a rather late starter.”

Source : "Listen Back To A 1988 Conversation With Composer Gunther Schuller". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. June 22, 2015.
“I think most good poetry is about suffering; I think that's what underlies the love in these landays pieces - suffering and longing.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“[On Venice:] Every hour of the day is a miracle of light. In summer with daybreak the rising sun produces such a tender magic on the water that it nearly breaks one's heart.”
“Murder? You mean he's dead?" "No. He's resting comfortably," I said. "People always sleep best with their heads at a ninety-degree angle. He looks comfortable, doesn't he?" (Paige & Elena)”
“Look for the answer inside your question.”
“The knowledge of my sin Is half-repentance.”

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