"The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings. Scepter and crown must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade."

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Source : 'The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses' (1659) act 1, sc. 3

James Shirley

#Kings Quotes #Fate Quotes #Dust Quotes

“It was very exciting for her, taking his dignity away in the name of love.”
“I never thought of my work in terms of being radical, although I tried to make it radical- that is, to shift the premise of what goes for pictures on a wall. I wanted my work to say something other than the usual- the usual format for an artwork being a rectangle, a square, or anything flat, framed, and attached or hooked on the wall. That was accepted practice, mainline thinking.”

Source : "Art as a Continuum. Nancy Spero". ART21 Interview, art21.org.
“Where God has put a period, the devil puts a question mark, casting doubt.”
“Are right and wrong convertible terms, dependant upon popular opinion?”

Source : William Lloyd Garrison (1832). “Thoughts on African Colonization: Or an Impartial Exhibition of the Doctrines, Principles and Purposes of the American Colonization Society. Together with the Resolutions, Addresses and Remonstrances of the Free People of Color”, p.6
“Please, I'd love to meet the guy you couldn't handle, and give him and award.”
“Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be okay.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Childbirth calls into question our very existence, requiring an expectant couple to confront not only new life but death, pain, fear and, most of all, change.”

Source : Elizabeth Noble (1983). “Childbirth with Insight”
“Silence. There are times it's the only thing I want and I wonder how I'll ever go back to the world of noise and distraction.”

Source : "Eric Lange from FX's hit show The Bridge". Interview with Maranda Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

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