"When every man has realized that his birth is a defeat, existence, endurable at last, will seem like the day after a surrender, like the relief and the repose of the conquered."

-- Emile M. Cioran

#Men Quotes #Relief Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“Big fires flare up in a wind, but little ones are blown out unless they are carried in under cover.”
“Me and my dog are best friends.”
“I love working with young people, which is to me a big kick.”
“It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived.”
“Playing my drums is therapy.”
“If this world could only grasp the power of forgiveness. Being able to forgive someone breaks the cycle of bitterness and vengeance”
“If there is illness in your home, do you not need a doctor from outside? If your home catches on fire, do you not need fire fighters from outside? God has sent me to America in the role of a doctor, in the role of a fire fighter.”
“If the U.K. were threatening to withdraw from Europe, I would certainly want Scotland to be out of that.”

Source : "Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system" by Decca Aitkenhead, www.theguardian.com. December 06, 2013.

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