"I now resolved to go to bed early, with a firm purpose of also rising early the next day to revisit this charming walk; for I thought to myself, I have now seen this temple of the modern world imperfectly; I have seen it only by moonlight."

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Source : Karl Philipp Moritz (1886). “Travels in England in 1782”

Karl Philipp Moritz

#Bed Quotes #Purpose Quotes #Rising Quotes

“She was fabulously wrong when she said it the first time, and stunningly arrogant in her refusal to express any regret for lying to our fellow citizens.”
“And at 19, you think you rule the world, and you can control things. And a lot of times, you don't.”

Source : "Vanessa Williams On Scandals, TV And Her Mom". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. May 10, 2012.
“Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.”
“She might not be as strong as everyone she met, or as fast, or even as smart. But she could bullshit with the best of them. Combine that with a license to carry, and a girl could more than get by in this life.”

Source : "By a Spider's Thread". Book by Laura Lippman, 2004.
“I've watched you now a full half-hour; Self-poised upon that yellow flower And, little Butterfly! Indeed I know not if you sleep or feed. How motionless! - not frozen seas More motionless! and then What joy awaits you, when the breeze Hath found you out among the trees, And calls you forth again!”
“Challenges are opportunities for me to grow. The more I learn, the more equipped I am to handle whatever situations come up.”
“If only the whole world could feel the power of harmony.”
“History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their fears and openly confront dictators such as in East Germany and Eastern Europe about 22 years ago. [...] The yearning for freedom cannot be contained by walls for long. It was this yearning that brought down the Iron Curtain that divided Germany and Europe, and indeed the world, into two blocs.”

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