"All that grave weight of America Cancelled! Like Greece and Rome. The future in ruins!"

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Source : Louis Simpson (2003). “The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001”, p.196, BOA Editions, Ltd.

Louis Simpson

#Rome Quotes #America Quotes #Weight Quotes

“Purpose and laughter are the twins that must not separate. Each is empty without the other.”
“We may be entering a new phase of history, a time when we begin to rediscover . . . the traditional teaching that power must entail restraint and responsibility, the ancient awareness that we are interdependent with all of nature and that our sense of community must take in the whole of creation.”

Source : Donald Worster (1988). “The Ends of the Earth: Perspectives on Modern Environmental History”, p.20, Cambridge University Press
“It's cool. You can laugh about it, but at the same time you can't really get caught up in it because you're here for a job and it's to win football games. Being on this team, being with the head coach here and the quarterback we have keeps you humble. It keeps you hard working. You can laugh and giggle about stuff, but then at the same time you've got to make sure you're prepared and practicing hard still.”
“How do I explain Neil Young? Great question! I explain Neil Young as, I would kill to see his acoustic shows.”
“Each dollar Mexico exports to the U.S. has a content of American production of 40.”
“If a language is corruptible, then a constitution written in that language is corruptible.”
“I love the truth. Tell the truth and live the truth, because we've seen enough lies and look what it's doing.”
“Always leave something to wish for; otherwise you will be miserable from your very happiness.”

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