"We keep quiet about what we read. Our enjoyment of a book remains a jealously guarded secret. Perhaps because there`s no need to talk, or because it takes time to distill what we've read before we can say anything. Silence is our guarantee of intimacy. We might have finished reading but we`re still living the book."

-- Daniel Pennac

#Reading Quotes #Book Quotes #Silence Quotes

“We must make an issue, create an event, and establish a national position for ourselves: and never may expect to be respected as men and women, until we have undertaken some fearless, bold, and adventurous deeds of daring . . .”
“Because you basically won a close re-election, your first task is to unify the city. And it's done not with words but with actions, by reaching out, to the supporters of your opponent as well as to reassure your own supporters.”

Source : "CNN Sunday Morning", www.cnn.com. May 21, 2006.
“Contemplate the extent and stability of the heavens, and then at last cease to admire worthless things.”

Source : Boethius (1999). “The Consolation of Philosophy”, p.52, OUP Oxford
“If I can't get people to commit themselves on whether or not there is a square root of two, then I won't touch on God or anything here”
“The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.”
“When you have endless time, you take all day to go to the grocery store. But, if you have to be at work for 14 hours a day, you manage your time better. I know I do.”
“I saw Ronnie Hawkins play near my hometown, Port Dover, Ontario, and I saw him play there on New Year's Eve and the following spring I booked myself to be his opening act on maybe five shows, and he hired me after the first night.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“It's true that old actors don't die, their parts get smaller. You're less likely to get the part, many parts, if you're playing people your age as opposed to people who are younger. There are fewer parts around.”

Source : Interview with Paul Fischer, Dark Horizons, December 2, 2003.

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