"It would be, for me, mere pointless pleasure, an illusion of order for this one frail, foolish, flicker-flash in the long dull fall of eternity."

-- John Gardner

#Fall Quotes #Order Quotes #Long Quotes

“For the first 10 years of my life in Congress, I had been too timid to tell the truth as I saw it. In a way I had betrayed my trust.”
“I've made peace with insecurity... because there is no security of any kind.”

Source : Dick Van Dyke (2011). “My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir”, p.153, Crown Archetype
“What I do believe is theatre is a medium with a peculiar ability to air vital issues.”

Source : "The Guardian profile: Sam West" by Michael Billington, www.theguardian.com. September 16, 2005.
“But it was smell that carried memory.”
“You do the best you can with what's thrown at you, then you try again”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I asked God "Why, why, why?" I turned my face away and wished that I were imagining it all. I had tasted the bitterest essence of war, the sight of helpless comrades being slaughtered, and it filled me with disgust.”

Source : Eugene B Sledge (2010). “With the Old Breed: The World War Two Pacific Classic”, p.61, Random House
“When I came back I had to realize that IC was not in a very good shape - all the much money that we had because of the huge Ideal success, was gone. I was very upset.”
“Labor is today the most vital and potential power this planet has ever known, and its historic mission is as certain of ultimate realization as is the setting of the sun”

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