"The greatest danger we face is not any particular kind of thought. The greatest danger we face is absence of thought."

-- Henry Steele Commager

#Faces Quotes #Kind Quotes #Absence Quotes

“You need at least eight or nine men in a ten-man wall.”
“There's something about a humid, dusky evening that's kind of sexy.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am happy for people to talk about my pictures, but I wish devoutly that I was not expected to talk about them myself.”

Source : Interview with Antony Peattie, howard-hodgkin.com. October 19, 1993.
“The worst condition of humans is when they lose knowledge and control of themselves.”
“I used to think the reason I'd like to stop letting fear run my life was that it felt so bad to be afraid, and also that it was pointless - possibly wasted, if the feared thing never did materialize. But now that fear has packed its miserable bags and is running out the door, making slamming noises to call attention to itself, I begin to see how much room fear has occupied. What opportunity opens up!”

Source : Jan Frazier (2012). “The Freedom of Being: At Ease with What Is”, p.216, Weiser Books
“When one plays a Steinway, there is a warmth and nobility in the sound that is unequalled by any other instrument.”
“Economy, n. Purchasing the barrel of whiskey that you do not need for the price of the cow that you cannot afford.”
“I'm an optimist by choice not by stupidity.”

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