"A ship's engine far away on the water expands the summer-night horizon. Both joy and sorrow swell in the dew's magnifying glass. Without really knowing, we divine; our life has a sister ship, following quietly another route. While the sun blazes behind the islands."

-- Tomas Transtromer

#Summer Quotes #Night Quotes #Glasses Quotes

“The only thing you'll find on the summit of Mount Everest is a divine view. The things that really matter lie far below.”
“Everything has been said yet few have taken advantage of it. Since all our knowledge is essentially banal, it can only be of value to minds that are not.”

Source : Raoul Vaneigem (1994). “The revolution of everyday life”, Left Bank Distribution
“Im happy to say that at 62, I think Ive reached that point where stuff doesnt bother me as much, and my gratitude level has gone way up, especially having gone through the loss that Ive had, and losing so many of the great artists that I was close to. They taught me how to see it with a grain of salt and a lot of humor and perspective.”
“The trouble with America is that there are far too many wide open spaces surrounded by teeth.”

Source : "War Is a Racket". Smedley Butler's speech in the U.S. (1933); later published as a book "War Is a Racket", www.businessinsider.com. 1935.
“Historic justice has been done by killing Saddam.”
“People think, 'Wow, you're an actress, so people must be really nice to you and kiss your ass.' NOBODY kisses my ass.”
“The real goal of physics is to come up with an equation that could explain the universe but still be small enough to fit on a T-shirt”
“I remember failing reading in school at a young age, and you just kinda get left behind and I felt helpless.”

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