"From the earliest age on, even as we toy with it, we instinctively know there is something mighty about the truth, that it is an immobile, looming star. We grow to crave it ..."

-- Amy Krouse Rosenthal

#Stars Quotes #Truth Quotes #Age Quotes

“If I can get Me out of the way, I can do anything.”
“You were lookinâ€™ at me like you wanted to kiss me.â€ I force a laugh. â€œYeah, right,â€ I say sarcastically. â€œNobodyâ€™s watchinâ€™ if you want to, you know, try it. Not to brag, but Iâ€™m somewhat of an expert.”
“One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain. Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer. To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.”
“WAIT TILL THEY SEE THESE ARMS IN AFRICA. THEY LOOK BIG ENOUGH TO ME”
“Having some retail experience is key. It really is where the battle is won or lost.”
“Apart from that Mrs Lincoln, how did you enjoy the play?”
“I do not say that all lawyers are bad, but I do maintain that the general tendency is bad: standing up in a court for whichever side has paid you, affecting warmth and conviction, and doing everything you can to win the case, whatever your private opinion may be, will soon dull any fine sense of honour. The mercenary soldier is not a valued creature, but at least he risks his life, whereas these men merely risk their next fee.”
“I don't put off any time with my grandchildren. I don't put off a thing.”

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