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Marguerite Yourcenar

"Life is atrocious, we know. But precisely because I expect little of the human condition, man's periods of felicity, his partial progress, his efforts to begin over again and continue, all seem to me like so many prodigies which nearly compensate for the monstrous mass of ills and defeats, of indifference and error. Catastrophe and ruin will come; disorder will triumph, but order will too, from time to time."

Source : Marguerite Yourcenar (1954). “Memoirs of Hadrian”

Marguerite Yourcenar

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“Roy, you left the girls and I surrounded by love. Our families and friends have been amazing. We love you and we miss you so much.”
“I've've seen some people like this that no matter what happens they've got something cheerful to feel about it. It's not always easy, but if we do it as a deliberate sward of battle rather then thinking 'Well, I'm not really feeling that way and therefore I shouldn't say that I am'. No! Make yourself that way!”
“What matters is performances, regardless of what the name is, whether it's The Rock - which is my nickname and people call me that all the time - it's no big deal. So, whether it's The Rock or Dwayne Johnson, in terms of being recognised I just think that the goal is to be recognised as a good actor. I don't put much thought or weight into the name, or the name change, or what it is, or what does it mean? It's just a nickname.”
“We need to have a plan equal to the challenge.”
“Summer, summer, summertime time to sit back and unwind.”
“I'd love to do yoga every day. I don't usually have time, but a few sun salutations go a long way.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror: Thandie Newton" by Thandie Newton, www.theguardian.com. December 23, 2011.
“I've been very clear. I won. I didn't commit the crime.”

Source : "O.J. Simpson: 10 years later". "Dateline" with Katie Couric, www.nbcnews.com. June 18, 2004.
“A man who's active and incisive can yet keep nail-care much in mind: why fight what's known to be decisive? custom is despot of mankind.”

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