"Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there; I did not die."

-- Mary Elizabeth Frye

#Death Quotes #Cry Quotes #Graves Quotes

“But the Hebrew word, the word timshelâ€”â€˜Thou mayestâ€™â€” that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world. That says the way is open. That throws it right back on a man. For if â€˜Thou mayestâ€™â€”it is also true that â€˜Thou mayest not.”
“It's not willing to settle for anything less than success.”

Source : "Interview: Mike Mizanin and Francia Raisa Talk Christmas Bounty". Press Conference, www.shockya.com. November 26, 2013.
“Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.”

Source : "De L'Amour" (On Love) by Stendhal, (Ch. 17, footnote), 1822.
“Kaisers and Czars will strut the stage Once more with pomp and greed and rage; Courtly ministers will stop At home and fight to the last drop; By the million men will die In some new horrible agony...”
“A man cannot be professor of zoÃ¶logy on one day and of chemistry on the next, and do good work in both. As in a concert all are musicians,-one plays one instrument, and one another, but none all in perfection.”
“You just can't be scared to do things that you think are mistakes.”

Source : Interview with Sam Adams, film.avclub.com. September 30, 2009.
“Awakenings are always terrifying as they force you to realize your past has been lived in confinement, the most disturbing part is when you recognize that the shackle holding you down are largely once you have placed upon yourself, the prison is self constructed”
“Words become, 'product', so that it is as though you'd bought a 'hand-cooked' packet of crisps; there are different makes, various flavours, but in the end, they're all rather similar and while eating them while sipping white wine makes you feel posher than if you'd bought the bog-standard ones, afterwards you don't remember very much about them.”

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