"Egotism erects its center in itself; love places it out of itself in the axis of the universal whole. Love aims at unity, egotismat solitude. Love is the citizen ruler of a flourishing republic, egotism is a despot in a devastated creation."

-- August Wilhelm von Schlegel

#Love Quotes #Axes Quotes #Solitude Quotes

“There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.”
“The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties.”

Source : "Jersey Boy". Interview with Deborah Solomon, www.nytimes.com. April 29, 2009.
“It seems strange to say this, but it is true: Coming back to Vegas to work is like going on vacation for me.”
“Broadway is a main artery of New York life - the hardened artery.”
“Losers are winners who quit,...even if you lose...you still win...if you don't quit.”
“The God within is your Spiritual Heart. Your Soul. And in that individual Soul, rests God- rests the One. Go into your soul and your heart-space which can be Awareness, Love, Compassion, etcâ€¦and just BE your heart-space. BE your Soul so that you can LOVE unconditionally.”
“Le geai pareÂ Â des plumes du paon. A bluejay in peacock feathers.”
“The married thing. Sometimes I look at it and feel like someone from a Dickens novel, standing outside in the cold and staring in at Christmas dinner. Relationships hadn't ever really worked for me. I think it's had something to do with all the demons, ghosts, and human sacrifice.”

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