"You know, it is said that we Greeks are a fervent and warm blooded breed. Well, let me tell you something - it is true."

-- Melina Mercouri

#Glowing Quotes #Greek Quotes #Said Quotes

“There is a general place in your brain, I think, reserved for melancholy of relationships past. It grows and prospers as life progresses, forcing you finally, against your better judgment, to listen to country music.”

Source : Kary Mullis (2010). “Dancing Naked in the Mind Field”, p.13, Vintage
“I was forced, through seeing the error of their foundation, to abandon all belief in every religion which had been taught to man. But my religious feelings were immediately replaced by the spirit of universal charity â€” not for a sect, or a party, or for a country or a colour â€” but for the human race, and with a real and ardent desire to do good.”

Source : Robert Owen (1857). “The Life of Robert Owen Written by Himself: With Selections from His Writings and Correspondence”, p.16
“America has begun her career at the culminating point of life, as Adam did at the age of thirty.”
“He who has two cakes of bread, let him dispose of one of them for some flowers of the narcissus; for bread is the food of the body, and the narcissus is the food of the soul.”

Source : "Arabian Society In The Middle Ages". Book by by Edward William Lane, 1883.
“Lies like that are not a sin, they are a sacrifice.”

Source : Ann-Marie MacDonald (2011). “Fall On Your Knees”, p.257, Simon and Schuster
“Most people find facts irritating. Facts interfere with their systems of denial.”
“I cant live without activity; I cant be sedentary.”
“I believe that to do anything in this world one needs a love for risk and adventure, and above all, to be able to do without what middle-class families call "future."”

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