"Ask who wants to live to be a hundred, and the answer is the person who is ninety-nine."

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Source : Betty Comden (1995). “Off Stage”

Betty Comden

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“People talk about the 1960s in a nostalgic way, but to me it was terrifying. People were getting assassinated. There was Vietnam. There were race riots. It felt like everything was going to get blown up sky-high. It didn't feel like flower power. It felt like Armageddon.”
“I never said, 'MMMmmm, you dirty rat!”
“The frequency of disastrous consequences in compound fracture, contrasted with the complete immunity from danger to life or limb in simple fracture, is one of the most striking as well as melancholy facts in surgical practice.”
“Are you aware that your spirit needs to be fed? Did you know that your spirit would be delighted to partake in a feast of spiritual food? How about a plate full of prayer? Or maybe a few hours of succulent self-reflection. Perhaps a piping-hot selection of spiritual literature, served by the side of a lake or under a tree, would satisfy your spiritual hunger. Can you imagine feasting for a few hours on spiritually uplifting music? What about some forgiveness Ã la mode, topped with compassion? You cannot imagine how much your spirit would enjoy it.”
“There used to be an old thing where every team had a heavy bag in their locker room for people to punch, but again, it was more about conditioning because if you hit a heavy bag for a minute, it feels like your arms are about to fall off.”

Source : ING Sports interview, ca.ign.com. December 1, 2003.
“I really didn't mean to hurt anybody. I liked John Lennon.”
“We do not yet know each other because we have not yet dared to be silent together.”

Source : Georgette Leblanc (1932). “Souvenirs: My Life with Maeterlinck”
“Within each experience of pain or negativity is the opportunity to challenge the perception that lies behind it and to choose to learn with wisdom.”

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