"I think, whatever mortals crave, With impotent endeavor, A wreath--a rank--a throne--a grave-- The world goes round forever; I think that life is not too long, And therefore I determine, That many people read a song, Who will not read a sermon."

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Source : Winthrop Mackworth Praed (1854). “The Poetical Works of Winthrop Mackworth Praed”, p.264

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

#Song Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Long Quotes

“In an easy cause anyone can be eloquent; the slightest strength is enough to break what is already shattered.”
“The actors I admire, like Ben Kingsley or Daniel Day-Lewis, they totally reinvent themselves in every part. I hope I get a chance to do that.”
“I'm a massive comic book fan. I was buying weekly installments of "The Watchmen", and "From Hell", and "Parallax" and "Johnny Nemo". I was a huge comic book fan as a kid and I still am. Me and my youngest son are both comic book nerds together; make models and stuff.”
“Mathematics is the only good metaphysics.”
“Nobody can refuse a person who comes and asks for a job. Nobody can refuse a poor man when he goes and asks for food. Nobody can stop any Indian if he asks a question of his government. This is what the Congress party and the UPA have done over the last 10 years.”
“Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. "He who desires but acts not," wrote Blake with his accustomed vigor, "Breeds pestilence.”
“When the government gets involved in pricing, I don't think it's the right way to look at a business.”
“An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.”

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