"The shimmering night does not stay for mortals, not misfortunes, nor wealth, but in a moment it is gone, and to the turn of another comes joy and loss."

-- Sophocles

#Change Quotes #Loss Quotes #Night Quotes

“It was very important, and I felt like music ran through my blood lines, with my father being a deejay and teaching me about records. I always thought vinyl was just intriguing. A black piece of wax that spins on a turntable and nothing but good sound comes from it. So that inspiration just keeps me going in hip-hop.”
“The ACLU is to Christians what the American Nazi party is to Jews.”
“I'm very bad at having heroes. I don't rate anyone particularly highly because I'm so snide and competitive and not very nice.”
“I need people to call me, I never remember to call anyone - otherwise I'll just sit in my house and listen to music all day.”
“All I've done is run fast. I don't see why people should make much fuss about that.”
“To whom much is given, much is expected. I do believe this. It's embedded in me.”
“Urgency and vision are the twin pillars on which humanity's hope now hangs.”

Source : Christopher Flavin, Amanda Chiu, Lisa Mastny (2008). “Low-carbon Energy: A Roadmap”, p.36, Worldwatch Institute
“I believe there are few whose view of life has not been affected by the stern or kindly influences of their early childhood, which threw them in upon themselves in timidity and reserve, or drew them out in genial confidence and sympathy with their fellow creatures.”

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