"The man who fears war and squats opposing My words for stour, hath no blood of crimson But is fit only to rot in womanish peace"

-- Ezra Pound

#Fear Quotes #War Quotes #Men Quotes

“The flowers never waste their sweetness on the desert air or, for that matter, on the jungle air. In fact, they waste it only when nobody except a human being is there to smell it. It is for the bugs and a few birds, not for men, that they dye their petals or waft their scents.”
“Gratitude is not a spiritual or moral dessert which we may take or push away according to the whims of the moment, and in either case without material consequences. Gratitude is the very bread and meat of spiritual and moral health, individually and collectively. What was the seed of disintegration that corrupted the heart of the ancient world beyond the point of divine remedy...? What was it but ingratitude?”
“Every day it gets easier to look into my own eyes on the mirror and say, "I love you just the way you are."”
“Here's what I don't think works: An economic system that was founded in the 16th century and another that was founded in the 19th century. I'm tired of this discussion of capitalism and socialism; we live in the 21st century; we need an economic system that has democracy as its underpinnings and an ethical code.”
“Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.”
“In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate.”
“Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right.”
“I would really hate it if I could call up Kafka or Hemingway or Salinger and any question I could throw at them they would have an answer. That's the magic when you read or hear something wonderful - there's no one that has all the answers.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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