"Deep in my heart subsides the infrequent word, And there dies slowly throbbing like a wounded bird."

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Source : Francis Thompson (2002). “Poems of Francis Thompson”, p.16, A&C Black

Francis Thompson

#Heart Quotes #Bird Quotes #Wounded Quotes

“I'm happy to work in the States because there are so many different and interesting projects. I'll go wherever people want me to work.”

Source : "Lizzie Brochere Talks AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, Working with Co-Stars Evan Peters and Jessica Lange and Possibly Returning for Season 3". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 22, 2012.
“'Monsieur,' Madame d'Arestel, Superior of the convent of the Visitation at Belley, once said to me more than fifty years ago, 'whenever you want to have a really good cup of chocolate, make it the day before, in a porcelain coffeepot, and let it set. The night's rest will concentrate it and give it a velvety quality which will make it better. Our good God cannot possibly take offense at this little refinement, since he himself is everything that is most perfect.'”
“The London streets are paths of loveliness; the very omnibuses look like colored archangels, their laps filled full of little trustful souls.”
“If you wish to feign confusion in order to lure the enemy on, you must first have perfect discipline; if you wish to display timidity in order to entrap the enemy, you must have extreme courage; if you wish to parade your weakness in order to make the enemy over-confident, you must have exceeding strength.”
“I love English girls! I adore all their different accents. Who knows, I could find a British girlfriend on my travels!”
“It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.”
“So the controversy over Duck Dynasty sends a clear signal to anyone who has anything to risk in public life: Say nothing about the sinfulness of homosexual acts or risk sure and certain destruction by the revolutionaries of the new morality. You have been warned.”
“J.P. Morgan once had a friend who was so worried about his stock holdings that he could not sleep at night. The friend asked, 'What should I do about my stocks?' Morgan replied, 'Sell down to your sleeping point' Every investor must decide the trade-off he or she is willing to make between eating well and sleeping well. High investment rewards can only be achieved at the cost of substantial risk-taking. So what is your sleeping point? Finding the answer to this question is one of the most important investment steps you must take.”

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