"You philosophers are lucky men. You write on paper and paper is patient. Unfortunate Empress that I am, I write on the susceptible skins of living beings."

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Source : Letter to Denis Diderot. "The Affairs of Women: A Modern Miscellany". Book by Colin Bingham, 1969.

Catherine the Great

#Writing Quotes #Power Quotes #Men Quotes

“They tell me a revival is only temporary; so is a bath, but it does you good.”

Source : Billy Sunday (1970). “Billy Sunday speaks”
“But I was not obeying the first and greatest commandment - to love God first - nor is it clear that I was obeying the second - to love my neighbour. Hating the oppressors of my neighbour isn't perhaps quite what Christ had in mind.”
“Real communication happens when people feel safe.”
“I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there.”
“The wise man is he who knows when and how to stop”
“I was raised in the theater and, as it turned out, a TV show was like performing a new one-act play. So, it was really no different.”
“For we lose not only by death, but also by leaving and being left, by changing and letting go and moving on.”

Source : Judith Viorst (2010). “Necessary Losses: The Loves Illusions Dependencies and Impossible Ex”, p.15, Simon and Schuster
“I want to be a superhero, I want to be Spider-Man or Batman. Will you let me know if you have any connections? Let's make it happen.”

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