"A man sometimes devotes his life to a desire which he is not sure will ever be fulfilled. Those who laugh at this folly are, after all, no more than mere spectators of life."

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Source : Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1952). “Rashomon: and other stories”

RyÅ«nosuke Akutagawa

#Men Quotes #Laughing Quotes #Desire Quotes

“When the young woman leans over the sky, about to water the flowers as well as the weeds, her white front splits open until her milk runs.”
“Just like I believe God is everywhere, I believe that whether it's nature, whether it's sitting on a bike in spin class, that can be church, too, for me.”

Source : Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
“For in every soul that shall be saved is a Godly Will that never assented to sin, nor ever shall.”
“Because of the booking I will miss the Holland game - if selected.”
“If you can't communicate and talk to other people and get across your ideas, you're giving up your potential.”
“Creativity is the defeat of habit by imposing originality and change.”

Source : Arthur Koestler, Harold Harris (1975). “Astride the two cultures: Arthur Koestler at 70”, Not Avail
“I've hung out and dated people I've never even met before.”
“All men are brothers, we like to say, half-wishing sometimes in secret it were not true. But perhaps it is true. And is the evolutionary line from protozoan to Spinoza any less certain? That also may be true. We are obliged, therefore, to spread the news, painful and bitter though it may be for some to hear, that all living things on earth are kindred.”

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