"Sometimes I wish that applause would come just a bit later, when it is so beautifully hushed that I feel like holding my breath in the silence of the end."

-- Emanuel Ax

#Silence Quotes #Wish Quotes #Sometimes Quotes

“I kind of cherish at least the idea of Midwestern candor and openness. But I couldn't live there.”
“You may forget but let me tell you this: someone in some future time will think of us”

Source : Sappho, Mary Barnard (1958). “Sappho”, p.58, Univ of California Press
“We stand in need of such reflections to comfort us for the loss of some illustrious characters, which in our eyes might have seemed the most worthy of the heavenly present. The names of Seneca, of the elder and the younger Pliny, of Tacitus, of Plutarch, of Galen, of the slave Epictetus, and of the emperor Marcus Antoninus, adorn the age in which they flourished, and exalt the dignity of human natures.”
“Royce Westmoreland stared at him with biting scorn. "I despise hypocrisy, particularly when it is coated with holiness." "May I ask for a specific example?" "Fat priests," Royce replied, "with fat purses, who lecture staving peasants on the dangers of gluttony and the merits of poverty.”
“Remember that this is not something we do just once or twice. Interrupting our destructive habits and awakening our heart is the work of a lifetime.”
“To this day I always say my prayers on my knees 'cause I think maybe they get there sooner.”
“There is no better high than discovery.”
“I am often tempted to think of success in terms that are defined by others: records sold, popularity gained, album reviews, etc. These are impossible demands, however, and they can never be satisfied. Letting finite others define our worth is a horrible way to live. Only the Infinite Other [God] has the authority to do this.”

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