"Dead men are not friends to living men, and give them no gifts. (Ghan-buri-Ghan, of allies during war)"

-- J. R. R. Tolkien

#War Quotes #Men Quotes #Giving Quotes

“Songs are like myths. Myths are useful because they allow you to cast yourself and your life and your own experience. And for some people, 'Fire and Rain' speaks to them in that way.”
“Air travel is the safest form of travel aside from walking; even then, the chances of being hit by a public bus at 30,000 feet are remarkably slim. I also have no problem with confined spaces. Or heights. What I am afraid of is speed.”
“I always think of my sins when I weed. They grow apace in the same way and are harder still to get rid of.”

Source : Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1999). “A Woman's Hardy Garden”
“I'm glad it was me and not you, Mr. President.”
“Sometimes my feet are tired and my hands are quiet, but there is no quiet in my heart.”
“We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.”
“Thought is the source of all wealth, all success, all achievement. Our dominant thoughts determine our individuality, our career, our daily life.”
“There is but one Paris and however hard living may be here, and if it became worse and harder evenâ€”the French air clears up the brain and does goodâ€”a world of good.”

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