"In conformity with these designs on the city of Washington, and notwithstanding the disastrous results of the invasion of 1862, it was determined by the Rebel government last summer to resume the offensive in that direction."

-- Edward Everett

#Summer Quotes #Government Quotes #Cities Quotes

“There is hardly an activity that a person can think about that does not intrinsically involve energy, most of which is currently provided by fossil fuels.”
“Outside your door, the world is waiting. Inside your heart, a voice is calling. The four corners of the world are watching. So travel, daughter, travel. Go get it, girl.”
“We all have direct experience with things that do or don't make us happy, we all have friends, therapists, cabdrivers, and talk-show hosts who tell us about things that will or won't make us happy, and yet, despite all this practice and all this coaching, our search for happiness often culminates in a stinky mess. We expect the next car, the next house, or the next promotion to make us happy even though the last ones didn't and even though others keep telling us that the next ones won't.”

Source : Daniel Gilbert (2006). “Stumbling on Happiness”, p.196, Vintage
“You can waste a whole lifetime Trying to be What you think is expected of you But youll never be free”

Source : Song: Gone Fishing, Album: Auberge, 1991
“What I stand for is what I stand on.”
“Fine art is in the last consequence, philosophy expressed visually.”
“One can only become a philosopher, but not be one. As one believes he is a philosopher, he stops being one.”
“Everything is ideal to its parent.”

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