"My wife was an opera singer, you know. She bellowed her way through Wagner as a Valkyrie. I married her and made her give up the theatre, to my eternal cost. She was to go on acting for myself alone. A performance at his own expense, lasting for more than twenty years, tends to wear out your spectator."

-- Jean Anouilh

#Giving Up Quotes #Years Quotes #Wife Quotes

“To please Godâ€¦ to be a real ingredient in the divine happinessâ€¦ to be loved by God, not merely pitied, but delighted in as an artist delights in his work or a father in a son- it seems impossible, a weight or burden of glory which our thoughts can hardly sustain. But so it is.”
“A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.”

Source : "The Basic Principles of Operational Art and Tactics: A Soviet View". Book by V. Ye. Savkin, 1972.
“Self-censorship as a result of intimidation or social pressures, sometimes referred to as "political correctness", constitutes a serious obstacle to the proper functioning of democracy. It is important to hear the views of all persons,including the "silent majority", and to give heed to the weaker voices.”
“...Some people hurt so much they can't take what they need, even when someone wants to give it to them. (106)”
“You connect with who you connect with, and if your feelings are strong enough then you'll make that work.”

Source : "Jesse Metcalfe interview: So I'm a sex symbol? Well there are worse things I could be!". www.mirror.co.uk. August 23, 2011.
“Only a ginger, can call another ginger Ginger.”

Source : Song: Prejudice
“It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.”
“It's true that the man stealer is always lurking around the corner it's just our job and your duty to make sure they back up!”

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