"Many people have played themselves to death. Many people have eaten and drunk themselves to death. Nobody ever thought himself to death."

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Source : Gilbert Highet (1976). “The Immortal Profession: The Joys of Teaching and Learning”, Random House Incorporated

Gilbert Highet

#People Quotes #Drunk Quotes #Habit Quotes

“Deep in the frozen regions of the north, A goddess violated brought thee forth, Immortal Liberty!”

Source : Tobias Smollett, John Moore (1872). “The Works of Tobias Smollett, M. D. With Memoirs of His Life: to which is Prefixed A View of the Commencement and Progress of Romance”, p.334
“We can continue to make significant strides in the scientific community by exploring new stem cell research methods that do not include destroying human embryos.”
“Kindness is something that I feel is leaving us a little bit - people are getting more self-involved.”
“I do nothing I regret, man, because I try to do nothing abominable. As long as there is not an abomination, there is nothing to regret, you understand?”
“A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition.”
“Perhaps the thing that most got to me was the ide - the whole thing about lying, and how pervasive lying about Vietnam was.”
“I think that there are many ways in which people look for heroes, messiahs, things like that in society. I think some people are looking for something that maybe they don't possess. To me, ultimately, you are looking for someone who understands you, or at least you think understands you. It all comes down to understanding for who we look to as heroes.”

Source : Interview with Jasper Anson, www.askmen.com.
“Night had come on like the closing of a great but gentle eye.”

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