"All you're supposed to do is every once in a while give the boys a little tea and sympathy."

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Source : Tea and Sympathy, act 1 (1953)

Robert Anderson

#Sympathy Quotes #Boys Quotes #Giving Quotes

“'And how, who am I? I will remember, if I can! I'm determined to do it!' But being determined didn't help much...”
“I am the Truth (Ana al-Ḥaqq).”
“Champagne and orange juice is a great drink. The orange improves the champagne. The champagne definitely improves the orange.”
“An artistic impression is substantially the resultant of two components. One what the work of art gives the onlooker - the other, what he is capable of giving to the work of art.”

Source : Arnold Schoenberg, Leonard Stein (1975). “Style and Idea: Selected Writings of Arnold Schoenberg”, p.189, Univ of California Press
“Whenever I have a stubborn position on something, I take a deep breath and swallow myself.”
“It is stern work, it is perilous work, to thrust your hand in the sun And pull out a spark of immortal flame to warm the hearts of men: But Prometheus, torn by the claws and beaks whose task is never done, would be tortured another eternity to go stealing fire again.”

Source : Joyce Kilmer (1917). “Main Street, and Other Poems”
“Magic lies in challenging what seems impossible.”
“As muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone, it could be argued that those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil.”

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