"I will walk by myself and cure myself in the sunshine and the wind."

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Source : Charles Reznikoff, Seamus Cooney (2005). “The Poems of Charles Reznikoff: 1918-1975”, p.186, David R. Godine Publisher

Charles Reznikoff

#Sunshine Quotes #Wind Quotes #Cures Quotes

“Lets talk about the holidays, more specifically, consumption during the holidays. If it's true that 'We are what we eat,' most of us would be unrecognizable during the period that ranges from the night before Thanksgiving through that day in early January when everyone decides to return to the gym.”
“But I go out as a missionary not that I may follow the dictates of common sense, but that I may obey that command of Christ, 'Go into all the world and preach.' He who said 'preach,' said also, 'Go ye into and preach,' and what Christ hath joined together let not man put asunder.”

Source : James Gilmour (1892). “James Gilmour of Mongolia: His Diaries, Letters and Reports”
“Once in awhile you have a thought, and you rhyme it.”
“If you put off everything till you're sure of it, you'll never get anything done.”
“[Africa] is a continent of many countries, not one country. If we are down to three or four conflicts, it means that there are plenty of opportunities to invest in stable, growing, exciting economies where there's plenty of opportunity.”
“Rock and Roll has certainly tried to take its toll on me. I'd rather not talk about my past excesses here, although some hardcore rockers might argue that those excesses were responsible for some great records, but I know which side I came out on.”
“I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.”
“Moral maxims are surprisingly useful on occasions when we can invent little else to justify our actions.”

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