"The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge."

-- Lord Acton

#Strong Quotes #Men Quotes #Daggers Quotes

“Although our fight will be long and hard, our people are resolved to fight till final victory.”
“I love just going out and sitting down in the park along with the thousands of other people who apparently have no work to do during the day. People come up to me, but they are generally really nice. New York makes it easier, for me at least. People manage to be enthusiastic and sort of sane at the same time. And thatâ€™s lovely.”
“Temporary anger is no need to make permanent mistakes.”
“Listening begins with being silent.”
“To be right is the most terrific personal state that nobody is interested in.”

Source : Franz Kline, Fred Mitchell, Albert Boime (1977). “Franz Kline, the Early Works as Signals: Exhibition University Art Gallery, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 14 March-18 April, 1977 and Neuberger Museum, State University of New York, Purchase, New York 27 September - 6 November 1977”
“I'd like to be rich enough so I could throw soap away after the letters are worn off”
“The life and simple beauty of it is too good to pass up”
“--I truly and deeply wanted to kill him. And I believe I could have done it, with nothing but my hands. But all of a sudden, out of nowhere, Peter had an arm around me. "Let it go, Kade," he was whispering very gently, though his arm was nearly crushing me. "Open your fists," he said, "and let go of the coals.”

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