"I can't imagine having a conversation about 'Celebrity Big Brother' in Cambridge, Massachusetts."

-- Niall Ferguson

#Brother Quotes #Massachusetts Quotes #Imagine Quotes

“When children's children shall talk of War as a madness that may not be; When we thank our God for our grief today, and blazon from sea to sea In the name of the Dead the banner of Peace ... that will be Victory.”
“Pleasure is an important component of the quality of life, but by itself it does not bring happiness. Pleasure helps to maintain order, but by itself cannot create a new order in consciousness.”
“Most people are robust. If a man puts his hand on a woman's bottom, any woman worth her salt can deal with it. It's communication. Can't we be friendly?”

Source : "If a man pats a woman's bottom he's just being friendly, says Jeremy Irons" by Liz Thomas, www.dailymail.co.uk. August 9, 2011.
“I am not cruel, only truthful.”
“In running, I can internalize that intensity. I can handle it because it's me and I'm coming back in the next race. I'm always ready for the next race.”
“I am essentially a painter of the kind of still life composition that communicates a sense of tranquillity and privacy, moods which I have always valued above all else.”

Source : Karen Wilkin, Giorgio Morandi (2007). “Giorgio Morandi: works, writings and interviews”, Poligrafa Ediciones Sa
“Henry James joyously engaged in the act of writing. A good day's writing gave him a sense of strength, of control over chaos, a victory of order and clarity over the confused battle of existence.”

Source : Leon Edel (1978). “Henry James: the conquest of London, 1870-1881”
“I began to draw an invisible boundary between myself and other people. No matter who I was dealing with. I maintained a set distance, carefully monitoring the personâ€™s attitude so that they wouldnâ€™t get any closer. I didnâ€™t easily swallow what other people told me. My only passions were books and music”

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