"The sound of the mandolin is a very curious sound because it's cheerful and melancholy at the same time, and I think it comes from that shadow string, the double strings."

-- Rita Dove

#Thinking Quotes #Shadow Quotes #Cheerful Quotes

“We can just assume they have much more and powerful, more advanced technology, all the new computers, everything could be much more easier and help them to build much more and many more nuclear weapons.”

Source : "Democracy Now!" with Amy Goodman, www.counterpunch.org. August 18, 2004.
“Abstinence is approved of God.”
“If you will make time with God your first priority, everything else in your life will fall into place.”
“I could tell by his expression that once he got over his anger at me for keeping this secret from him, there was nothing left to talk about. He wasn't confused. He didn't need questions answered. He didn't ask why or how or with whom or whether I thought maybe it might just be a phase. He didn't ask who knew and who didn't know or whether I thought it might ruin my career. I was his sister and he didn't care whether I was straight or gay; it simply didn't matter to him.”

Source : Portia de Rossi (2011). “Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain”, p.216, Simon and Schuster
“To be honest with you, being Bruce isn't easy.”
“Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead.”
“Humor tells you where the trouble is.”

Source : Louise Bernikow (1986). “Alone in America: the search for companionship”, Harpercollins
“I think the most important thing about music is the sense of escape.”

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