"In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings, Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green, with many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love, With every leaf a miracle - and from this bush in the dooryard, With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green, A sprig with its flower I break."

-- Walt Whitman

#Strong Quotes #Flower Quotes #Heart Quotes

“I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.”
“I felt sometimes too responsible as an actor because people promote violence or weird things that I don't want to be part of.”

Source : "Behind enemy lines". Interview with Stuart Jeffries, www.theguardian.com. June 19, 2008.
“When you live your life by poor standards, you inflict damage on everyone who crosses your path, especially those you love.”

Source : Twitter post from Jun 02, 2015
“I think that when two people are able to weave that kind of invisible thread of understanding and sympathy between each other, that delicate web, they should not risk tearing it. It is too rare, and it lasts too short a time at best....”
“I wrap myself up in virtue. [Lat., Mea virtute me involvo.]”
“Just once, I would like there to be something special about being the kid stuck in the middle.”
“The arena of women's lives is somewhat more intimate. If a woman goes out with an incredibly attractive man and they break up, that woman is not more attractive to men. It's completely irrelevant to them. That's an example of the way women's minds work.”
“The only way for us to have long-term happiness is to live by our highest ideals.”

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