"Music exalts each joy, allays each grief, expels diseases, softens every pain."

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Source : John Armstrong, John Aikin (1804). “The Art of Preserving Health”, p.143

John Armstrong

#Pain Quotes #Grief Quotes #Carpe Diem Quotes

“That bad letters of every kind arise from want of the habit of thinking, I cannot doubt.”

Source : Mary Russell Mitford (1870). “The Life of Mary Russell Mitford: Related in a Selection from Her Letters to Her Friends”, p.174, London, R. Bentley
“I have seen many phases of life; I have moved in imperial circles, I have been a Minister of State; but if I had to live my life again, I would always remain in my laboratory, for the greatest joy of my life has been to accomplish original scientific work, and, next to that, to lecture to a set of intelligent students.”

Source : "Tallulah: My Autobiography". Book by Tallulah Bankhead, 1952.
“Music has always been transnational;”
“Rather than look at a marriage as two people morphing into one thing, you could see two individuals who are choosing to form a partnership.”
“Virtue consists in avoiding scandal and venereal disease.”
“I think one of my biggest influences is Bette Davis. I've seen almost every one of her films, and she's been very inspiring to me.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Republicans ... are conservatives who think it would be best if we faced the fact that people are no damned good. They think that if we admit that we have selfish, acquisitive natures and then set out to get all we can for ourselves by working hard for it, that things will be better for everyone. They are not insensitive to the poor, but tend to think the poor are impoverished because they won't work. They think there would be fewer of them to feel sorry for if the government did not encourage the proliferation of the least fit among us with welfare programs.”
“I take two walks up hills each day, and bike ride each morning. I also have an exercise bike to increase my heart rate. My wife and I have been going to a personal trainer for weights and balance twice a week for 10 years. My balance has improved tremendously and the weights decrease my age. I only feel 52, not 82.”

Source : "Robert Batemen: On home life, health, helping wildlife and his art muse". Interview with Carol Crenna, carolcrenna.wordpress.com. December 15, 2012.

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