"I am telling you that the child will not out live the buildings. Do you understand that wheras women may touch the immortal by giving birth, men--great men-- must build monuments and seek fame?"

-- Karen Essex

#Children Quotes #Men Quotes #Giving Quotes

“You should know something, Miriam.... God changed our futures yesterday. There's no other explanation for what happened. And it wasn't the first God. If you ever need hlep, you might want to try the second God.”
“Why did it happen? The big dog got fed. And when the big dog was fed, the little dog even got some meat in there, too. Big dog owns the domain, but the little dog can go wherever he wants.”
“Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment.”

Source : Derek Curtis Bok (1990). “Universities and the Future of America”, p.41
“I always wonder why birds stay in the same place...”
“Hearts set about finding other hearts the moment they are born, and between them, they weave nets so frightfully strong and tight that you end up bound forever in hopeless knots, even to the shadow of a beast you knew and loved long ago.”

Source : Catherynne M. Valente (2012). “The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There”, p.85, Macmillan
“At this point in my life Id like to live as if only love mattered.”

Source : Song: At This Point In My Life, Album: New Beginning, 1995
“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”
“The most painful thing for me is to be misunderstood.”

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