"Hope is nothing but a deceitful flatterer accepted by reason only because it is often in need of palliatives."

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Source : Giacomo Casanova (2013). “The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt: Complete”, p.376, Simon and Schuster

Giacomo Casanova

#Needs Quotes #Reason Quotes #Accepted Quotes

“To ask a novelist to talk about his novels is like asking somebody to cook about their dancing.”
“This is a long tough road we have to travel. The men that can do things are going to be sought out just as surely as the sun rises in the morning. Fake reputations, habits of glib and clever speech, and glittering surface performance are going to be discovered.”
“My secret is I cannot go to bed, I cannot sleep, if my bed is not made before I go to bed. I can leave it unmade in the morning, but I have to remake it before I get into it to sleep.”
“This golf course, you miss a shot a little bit off-line, it's going to bite you.”

Source : PGA Championship press conference, www.pga.com. August 15, 2003.
“The more the merely human part of the poet remains a mystery, the more willing is the reverence given to his divine mission.”
“9/11 changed everything. We lose more Americans every year drowning in the bathtub than through terrorism. But terrorism has been used as a lever to frighten people, pass legislation, sound tough and coerce us into giving away our rights in pursuit of phantom problems.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I love writing. I love to write, and I would eventually love to have some of my work produced.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Age doesn't matter. Obstacles don't matter. Winning is the challenge. Bottom line, inspiring others is the goal.”

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