"Modernity widened the distance between the sensational and the relevant."

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#Distance Quotes #Relevant Quotes #Sensational Quotes

“For me, success is, during this early pilgrimage, to leave the woodpile a little higher than I found it.”
“There were many reasons we broke up. There was a religious difference: I'm a Catholic, and she's the devil.”
“I just want to knowâ€”are you rooting for me? Are you hoping I pull this off?" Cath's eyes settled on his, tentatively, like they'd fly away if he moved. She nodded her head. The right side of his mouth pulled up. "I'm rooting for you," she whispered. She wasn't even sure he could hear her from the bed. Levi's smile broke free and devoured his whole face.”
“Telling the proper stories is as if you were approaching the throne of Heaven in a fiery chariot.”
“Be yourself, youâ€™ll be a lot happier.”
“I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasnt a big solo artist.”
“I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“If nothing else, we simply get used to being alive.”

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