"a man who builds a house never really dies."

--

Margaret Mahy

#Men Quotes #House Quotes #Architecture Quotes

“I had a great dislike to the annoyances entailed by baggage; and it was always with some feeling of elation that I cut myself free from everything but what I could carry about me. Like children, portmanteaus and trunks are hostages to fortune.”
“[On Sophie Germain] When a person of the sex which, according to our customs and prejudices, must encounter infinitely more difficulties than men... succeeds nevertheless in surmounting these obstacles and penetrating the most obscure parts of [number theory], then without doubt she must have the noblest courage, quite extraordinary talents and superior genius.”
“Conversation is king. Content is just something to talk about.”

Source : "Content, Dethroned". www.npr.org. October 10, 2006.
“Same-sex marriage is not the future.”
“Don't take anything for granted. If you don't believe in yourself, nobody else will. Have a little more confidence.”

Source : Tom Evans (2012). “When Kids Could Play Outside”, p.2, WestBow Press
“He could bear the dying, but not the disappointment.”
“At Temple University, and I'm sure this was the way in a lot of film classes, comedy was not an option, and not considered a serious form of expression. You had to make a film about an issue.”

Source : "Tim & Eric". Interview with Josh Modell, www.avclub.com. November 13, 2007.
“Listening is a very deep practice. You have to empty yourself. You have to leave space in order to listen especially to people we think are our enemies - the ones we believe are making our situation worse. When you have shown your capacity for listening and understanding, the other person will begin to listen to you, and you have a change to tell him or her of your pain, and it's your turn to be healed. This is the practice of peace.”

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