"Vanity in an old man is charming. It is a proof of an open, nature. Eighty winters have not frozen him up, or taught him concealments. In a young person it is simply allowable; we do not expect him to be above it."

-- Christian Nestell Bovee

#Winter Quotes #Men Quotes #Vanity Quotes

“No author, without a trial, can conceive of the difficulty of writing a romance about a country where there is no shadow, no antiquity, no mystery, no picturesque and gloomy wrong, nor anything but a commonplace prosperity, in broad and simple daylight, as is happily the case with my dear native land.”
“You think you know me just because you know my name, think you've seen me 'cause you've seen every line on my face.”
“Type production has gone mad, with its senseless outpouring of new types... only in degenerate times can personality (opposed to the nameless masses) become the aim of human development.”

Source : Jan Tschichold (1995). “The new typography: a handbook for modern designers”, Univ of California Pr
“The gap between verse and poetry is enormous. Between good poetry and good prose the gap is much narrower”
“Yes, during the pilot, they gave me a little toy from the shop. It's like three little moose in a boat, paddling. It's very cute. And I got to keep some of the clothes.”
“The true opponent in a debate on emptiness is your own ego.”
“Each experience I go through - marriage, my public life, my personal life - I'm learning as I go.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am sustained by the prayers of the people in this country. I guess an appropriate way to say this, it's one of the beautiful things about America and Americans from all walks of life is that they're willing to pray for the President and his family. And that's powerful. It's hard for me to describe to you what that means. It's-let me just say this: It's a leap of faith to understand.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

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