"We are all alike, and we love to keep passion aglow at our feet, Like one that sitteth in shade and complacently smiles at the heat."

-- Alfred Austin

#Passion Quotes #Feet Quotes #Shade Quotes

“The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.”
“Daisy smiled and said, "Jay Berry, you won't die. You may think you will, but you won't. In a day or two, you'll be as good as new, I hope." "You're just saying that because you heard Papa say it," I said. "No, I'm not!" Daisy said. "I'm saying it because I'm a nurse, and nurses are supposed to cheer up their patients." I knew all too well that once Daisy had gotten into one of her Red Cross nursing spells, it was ridiculous to even think of trying to argue her out of it. So I just groaned, closed my eyes, and sat there while”

Source : Wilson Rawls (2010). “Summer of the Monkeys”, p.143, Yearling
“Ragtime was a fanfare for the 20th century.”
“My sister is also retarded. Across the board. She's a one hundred per cent, honest to goodness, born that way retard. I learned a long time ago that if you're going to tell a story about your retarded sister, you need to mention she's retarded right off the bat or inevitably, at the end of the story, someone will say, What... is she, retarded? And then you have to go, Uh... yeah, she is. Followed by a lengthy, awkward silence.”
“It took me awhile to not be ashamed to be a poet in the business environment, and to be a business person in the poet environment.”
“Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows.”

Source : Alfred North Whitehead (1967). “Aims of Education”, p.37, Simon and Schuster
“The more I watch politicians in action, it just makes me angry. I watch certain politicians get asked questions that need answers and may just prance around with a big laugh and smile on my face. Politicians have an arrogance. I just do not understand. I've seen more constructive debate since high school.”
“Everybody wants to play in the playoffs. You don't know how good the good times were until you hit the bad times. But sometimes success is just around the corner.”

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