"The greatest poverty is not to live In a physical world, to feel that one's desire Is too difficult to tell from despair."

-- Wallace Stevens

#Desire Quotes #Despair Quotes #World Quotes

“One of the gifts of being an actor is that you get to learn new things see the world through different eyes.”
“There's nothing in all the world as much fun as talk. When you're talking, that is, with the right person.”
“That's the way the system works. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.”
“I always give a lot of credit to Ronnie Dunn for making me fall in love with country music.”
“We always imagine that there's got to be somewhere else better than where we are right now; this is the Great Somewhere Else we all carry around in our heads. We believe Somewhere Else is out there for us if only we could find it. But there's no Somewhere Else. Everything is right here...Make this your paradise or make this your hell. The choice is entirely yours. Really.”

Source : Brad Warner (2015). “Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth About Reality”, p.55, Simon and Schuster
“If you look around the world, the countries with the best environmental practices are the wealthiest. There's a reason for that. If you're worried about where your next meal is going to come from or shelter over your head, your focus is on those things.”

Source : "Chevron CEO: Governments - Not Oil Companies - Are Responsible For Finding 'A Better Solution' To Climate". Associated Press interview, thinkprogress.org. January 3, 2013.
“I'm not better when I force shots. I'm going to take them as they come. They are really sagging in there, trying to take me out of the game. It's my job to find guys. I want to be aggressive and take my shots, but I can't force them.”
“Every man is equally entitled to protection by law. But when the laws undertake to add... artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privilegesâ€”to make the rich richer and the potent more powerfulâ€” the humble members of societyâ€”the farmers, mechanics, and laborers, who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their government.”

Source : Veto Message on Bank Bill, 10 July 1832

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