"Sometimes I get the feeling that there are orgies going on all over new York City, and somebody says, `Let's call Desmond,' and somebody else says, 'Why bother? He's probably home reading the Encyclopedia Britannica.'"

-- Paul Desmond

#New York Quotes #Reading Quotes #Home Quotes

“Essentialism: only once you give yourself permission to stop trying to do it all, to stop saying yes to everyone, can you make your highest contribution towards the things that really matter.”

Source : "Other Side of the Camera: Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker". Interview with Eugene Lovendusky, www.broadwayworld.com. June 5, 2007.
“When mountains fall, I'll stand, By the power of Your hand.”

Source : Song: And That My Soul Knows Very Well
“Gravity. It keeps you rooted to the ground. In space, there's not any gravity. You just kind of leave your feet and go floating around. Is that what being in love is like?”

Source : "Northern Exposure". www.imdb.com. 1990 - 1995.
“Every time we had a raid, I'd get a boyfriend out of it.”
“Go out into the world, find work that you love, learn from your mistakes, and work hard to make a difference.”
“My head reeled at the sheer and startling beauty, the wide, bare openness of it. The sense of space, the vastness of the sky above and on either side made my heart race, I would have travelled a thousand miles to see this. I had never imagined such a place.”

Source : Susan Hill (1986). “The Woman in Black”
“As a lifestyle you always being the focal point is innately unhealthy.”
“Everything, in the end, comes down to timing. One second, one minute, one hour, could make all the difference. So much hanging on just these things, tiny increments that together build a life. Like words build a story, and what had Ted said? One word can change the entire world.”

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