"We must be ever on the search for some persons whom we shall love and who will love us in return. If good will and affection are taken away, every joy is taken from life."

-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

#Taken Quotes #Heart Quotes #Joy Quotes

“There are days we live as if death were nowhere in the background; from joy to joy to joy, from wing to wing, from blossom to blossom to impossible blossom, to sweet impossible blossom.”

Source : Li-Young Lee (1986). “Rose: Poems”, p.21, BOA Editions, Ltd.
“One who cares is one who listens.”
“[Donald] Trump must divest because of his web of domestic and international business relationships that create a conflict of interest for him.”
“Those who actually set out to see the fall of a city or those who choose to go to a front line, are obviously asking themselves to what extent they are cowards. But the tests they set themselves - there is a dead body, can you bear to look at it? - are nothing in comparison with the tests that are sprung on them. It is not the obvious tests that matter (do you go to pieces in a mortar attack?) but the unexpected ones (here is a man on the run, seeking your help - can you face him honestly?).”
“The real focus needs to be on political action to stop this runaway train, real soon.”

Source : William H. Calvin (2010). “Global Fever: How to Treat Climate Change”, p.165, William H. Calvin
“The best quality about Kobe Bryant? You want me to be honest? I don't know. I'll tell you why. I open my arms to everybody. But he never stepped forward for the embrace. So I never really got to know him. I don't know anything about him, and it's kinda sad.”
“Great advertising is the expression of deep emotional sincerity.”
“I wanted to be prepared and be strong for any unexpected challenges, so from the beginning I was doing kick-boxing. I was wearing a sauna suit everyday, I was wearing sea goggles, I was wearing gloves. I was trying to put myself through the worst condition ever and most of the training sessions I was puking up.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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