"Our sadness wonâ€™t be of the searing kind but more like a blend of joy and melancholy: joy at the perfection we see before us, melancholy at an awareness of how seldom we are sufficiently blessed to encounter anything of its kind. The flawless object throws into perspective the mediocrity that surrounds it. We are reminded of the way we would wish things always to be and of how incomplete our lives remain."

-- Alain de Botton

#Blessed Quotes #Sadness Quotes #Perspective Quotes

“A tragedy's first act is crowded with supporting players: witnesses crimping their faces, policemen scribbling in pads and making radio calls, EMS guys unfolding equipment, tubes and wheels.”

Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.9, Random House
“The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality.”
“I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.”
“The audience should go out and see Shark Night 3D because you can bring your whole family.”
“Tennis has always been a big challenge to me and to be able to play that kind of tennis - well, only tennis can produce these feelings for me.”
“Discipline has been a key factor to my success.”
“The best customer of American industry is the well paid worker.”
“The bitter dregs of Fortune's cup to drain.”

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