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“Fifty percent of something is better than than one hundred percent of nothing.”
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“...boredom speaks the language of time, and it is to teach you the most valuable lesson in your life--...the lesson of your utter insignificance. It is valuable to you, as well as to those you are to rub shoulders with. 'You are finite,' time tells you in a voice of boredom, 'and whatever you do is, from my point of view, futile.' As music to your ears, this, of course, may not count; yet the sense of futility, of limited significance even of your best, most ardent actions is better than the illusion of their consequence and the attendant self-satisfaction.”
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“Yes, I have my standpoint, but I try to follow the life of Christ and he was very non-judgmental. It's not my position to judge. It's God's position to judge.”
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“The only situation which might justify panic is one in which panic is likely to help. Such a situation never arises. Though pretended panic may sometimes cause a useful diversion, real panic can never be anything other than a waste of energy.”
Source : Simon Brett (2011). “Mrs. Pargeter's Package”, p.136, Severn House Publishers Ltd
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“May posterity show mercy when it look back upon the work we do today. We did what we could with what we had.”
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“Profound hearts, wise minds, take life as God makes it; it is a long trial, and unintelligible preparation for the unknown destiny.”
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“There are so many little places I want to play, sometimes weird places I think would be fun to play... a bar that's half full.”
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“O Twilight! Spirit that dost render birth To dim enchantments; melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like the atmosphere of dreams.”
Source : Caroline Sheridan Norton (1841). “The Dream: And Other Poems”, p.4