"The play is done; the curtain drops, Slow falling to the prompter's bell A moment yet the actor stops And looks around to say farewell."

-- William Makepeace Thackeray

#Fall Quotes #Farewell Quotes #Play Quotes

“A man is about as happy as he makes up his mind to be.”
“The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.”
“You can't have genius without patience.”
“Nowadays you need so much money to be able to launch a new artist, notably in America; you would hardly believe the sums involved.”
“I'm normally the guy that stands off in the corner.”
“We've got to go to the people with bold ideas and candidates of conviction - we've got to be hotter than high school love.”
“The sane understand that human beings are incapable of sustaining conspiracies on a grand scale, because some of our most defining qualities as a species are inattention to detail, a tendency to panic, and an inability to keep our mouths shut.”
“Politeness is not always a sign of wisdom; but the want of it always leaves room for a suspicion of folly, if folly and imprudence are the same.”

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