"Eleanor Marx was her father's first biographer. All subsequent biographies of Karl Marx, and most of Engels, draw on her work as their primary sources for the family history, often without knowing it. I think if she'd been a son, she would have been referenced more."

-- Rachel Holmes

#Father Quotes #Son Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“For the majority of the people it is a difficult place to live. That's a reality that we can't ignore. But there is also great beauty to it.”
“I grew up in a time when people believed in duty, honor and country. My grandfathers were both officers. My father was a General in the Air Force. My brother and I were both in the Army. Ive always felt a kinship with soldiers; I think its possible to support the warrior and be against the war.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“I am not a girl that can ever be defined. I am not fly, I am levitation..I represent an entire generation!”
“Often I feel I go to some distant region of the world to be reminded of who I really am. There is no mystery about why this should be so. Stripped of your ordinary surroundings, your friends, your daily routines, your refrigerator full of your food, your closet full of your clothes -- with all this taken away, you are forced into direct experience. Such direct experience inevitably makes you aware of who it is that is having the experience. That's not always comfortable, but it is always invigorating.”
“Eating out doesn't have to be a formula. Eating out is about having fun. I get really frustrated when it's badly done.”
“I never really participated in specific sports or anything, but once I hit 40, I started to get a little bit more active and began swimming more.”
“When one is in a good sound rage, it is astonishing how calm one can be.”
“I realize my arms aren't as toned as Halle Berry's but I don't want them to be.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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