"A crowd, proportionately to its size, magnifies all that in its units pertains to the emotions, and diminishes all that in them pertains to thought."

-- Max Beerbohm

#Size Quotes #Crowds Quotes #Emotion Quotes

“True solidarity is only possible among the solitary.”
“One of the drawbacks to life is that it contains moments when one is compelled to tell the truth,”

Source : P.G. Wodehouse (2009). “Hot Water”, p.248, Random House
“I am glad I am an optimist. The pessimist is half-licked before he starts. The optimist has won half the battle, the most important half that applies to himself, when he begins his approach to a subject with the proper mental attitude. The optimist may not understand, or if he understands he may not agree with, prevailing ideas; but he believes, yes, knows, that in the long run and in due course there will prevail whatever is right and best.”
“Safeguarding the interests of our Taiwan compatriots and expanding their well-being is the mainland's oft-repeated pledge and solemn promise of the new leaders of China's Communist Party central committee.”

Source : "China's Xi to tread peaceful, patient path on Taiwan", www.reuters.com. February 25, 2013.
“I have been singing for the last 50 years, you know, so I deserve a break. Besides, there are talented singers around who can do justice to their work.”
“She would disappear folded like origami into her own dreams”
“Everybody wants to play in the playoffs. You don't know how good the good times were until you hit the bad times. But sometimes success is just around the corner.”
“I want to write more books, see my first novel made into a film, fight more campaigns, work in more countries. I want to be able to recall experiences that have endured for their pleasure and range and intensity.”

Source : "How I got happy and stayed grumpy" by Alastair Campbell, www.theguardian.com. January 6, 2012.

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