"Little islands are all large prisons: one cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow."

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Source : Sir Richard Francis Burton (1863). “Wanderings in West Africa from Liverpool to Fernando Po”, p.65

Richard Burton

#Islands Quotes #Sea Quotes #Wings Quotes

“I guess I'm the most successful man I know. I wouldn't trade places with anybody in the world.”
“Only by learning to live in harmony with your contradictions can you keep it all afloat.”
“He who sees only what is before his eyes sees the worst part of every view.”

Source : Leslie Stephen (1871). “The Playground of Europe”, p.130
“Why do humans never do as they're told? Someone should replace you all with robots. No, on second though, they shouldn't, bad idea.”
“When Tiger was 6 months old, he would sit in our garage, watching me hit balls into a net. He had been assimilating his golf swing. When he got out of the high chair, he had a golf swing.”
“When I make my work, I am making what I hope to be something functional - a space for individual contemplation and reflection. I want my art to be useful.”
“I don't envy men and I certainly wouldn't like to become one now.”
“That's what's nice about being on Comedy Central. You can't show your ***** even if you wanted to.”

Source : Source: www.ericspitznagel.com

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