"Sentimental poetry differs from naive poetry in that it relates the real state at which the latter stops to ideas and applies ideas to that reality."

-- Friedrich Schiller

#Real Quotes #Ideas Quotes #Poetry Quotes

“When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.”
“I'm a Third World person. I grew up in an occupied zone [Greenville, South Carolina] and had to negotiate with the superpower, really the colonial power.”
“Our presuppositions shape our perspective, our perspective shapes our priorities, and our priorities shape our practice.”
“be glÎ±d of life, becÎ±use it gives you the chÎ±nce to love Î±nd to work Î±nd to plÎ±y Î±nd to look up Î±t the stÎ±rs; to be sÎ±tisfied with your posessions, to despise nothing in the world except fÎ±lsehood Î±nd meÎ±nness Î±nd to feÎ±r nothing except cowÎ±rdice; to be governed by your Î±dmirÎ±tions rÎ±ther thÎ±n by your disgusts, to covet nothing thÎ±t is your neighbour's except his kindness of heÎ±rt Î±nd gentleness of mÎ±nners; to think seldom of your enemies, often of your friends and to spend Î±s much time Î±s you cÎ±n with body Î±nd with spirit.”
“If I had multiple lives, I'd like to do many things, including being a homicide investigator. I'm not brave enough to chase people and draw down on them. Having spent time with that, it can be an incredibly terrifying job.”
“Elections in L.A. are so different. Here you've got politicians with phony smiles making false promises to voters with fake ***** and bad toupees.”
“Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children.”
“I liked it. I liked her. And every time I saw her, she seemed more beautiful. She just seemed to glow. I'm not talking like a hundred-watt bulb; she just had this warmth to her. Maybe it came from climbing that tree. Maybe it came from singing to chickens. Maybe it came from whacking at two-by-fours and dreaming about perpetual motion. I don't know. All I know is that compared to her, Shelly and Miranda seemed so...ordinary.”

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